In contrast, the federal government's dealings with the Tribe have been few. It has never, since 1789, entered into a treaty with the Tribe, nor has Congress ever enacted any legislation mentioning the Tribe.
If there has been little to no dealings with the tribe, than why are there so many laws that relate to the Passamaquoddy tribe? The laws are helpful for the tribe, but it seems weird to have all those laws and then not have a lot of interactions with the tribe.
In 1777, the Tribe pledged its support to the American Colonies during the Revolutionary War in exchange for promises by John Allan, Indian agent of the Continental Congress, that the Tribe would be given ammunition for hunting, protection for their game and hunting grounds, regulation of trade to prevent imposition, the exclusive right to hunt beaver, the free exercise of religion, and a clergyman.
I feel as if this was more than a fair compromise for the tribe. They would gain a lot by aiding the American Colonies in the war, and it would further help them gain more in the future. More ammunition leads to more hunting, which would lead to more meat and furs, which could lead to more trade between the two sides.
The letter was written by indians of the Penobscot tribe, or so called, to which they belong and to which they represent in this claim.
This treaty was written on June 29th, 1818 and was signed between Edward H Robbins, Daniel Davis and Mark Langdan.
confronting diffi-cult disciplinary histories, involves unpack-ing the complex historical baggage that en-cases archaeological, anthropological, andcolonial practices in North America,
I am slightly confused by this. I don't know if that means that unpacking all the facts of history is necessary in order to identify the truth of the past, or if it is trying to explain something else.
colonialism in the form of persistent struc-tural inequalities within our societies,which determine differing life expectancies,health care, education, and other basicrights for more or less privileged groups.
This makes sense under a lot of circumstances. If you were to live in a society that frowns upon alot of things that you enjoy doing, than you will be greatly affected by the societal norm. People would judge you and make fun of you for not being "normal". It could even get to the point where you might start changing who you are, just to start fitting in with everyone. Society expects you to conform to it's definition of normal.