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Cranberry Bogs
Petition of Thomas Cooper and Other Gay Head Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
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Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request that fines be imposed on such non-Indians that gather cranberries on Indian land without consent
Petition of Simon Johnson and Other Gayhead Indians to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request that such laws be enacted that would protect the cranberries growing on Indian lands from illegal and untimely harvest by native and non-native alike
Petition of Margaret Peters and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Digital Heritage
Community
Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Chappaquiddick
Category
Work, Poverty, & Economy, Geography, Land, & the Environment, Culture & Society, Politics, Power, & Sovereignty
Summary
A request for the interposition of the Legislature in the protection of the rights and privileges of the Chappaquiddick Indians
