Conditions of the Indian Tribes
1/26/1867
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The Joint Special Committee issued this report on January 26, 1867. It found that the Indian population was rapidly decreasing because of White aggression, destruction of game, and loss of land.
Text adapted from “Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence” in the special "Teaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources" November/December 2011 issue of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
Text adapted from “Evaluating Perspectives on Westward Expansion: Weighing the Evidence” in the special "Teaching Difficult Topics with Primary Sources" November/December 2011 issue of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
This primary source comes from the Publications of the U.S. Government.
National Archives Identifier: 593576
Full Citation: Conditions of the Indian Tribes; 1/26/1867; Government Publications, 1861 - 1992; Publications of the U.S. Government, Record Group 287; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/conditions-of-the-indian-tribes, April 29, 2025]Activities that use this document
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