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Management Of The Public Lands System
1,029 wordsManagement of the BLM's Public Lands System The government has control of over one-third of the nation's land, and 398 million acres of that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM 6). This land hold a wide diversity of resources, from timber, and grazing lands found on the surface to a mass of oil, natural gas, and minerals laying below the earth. The history of these lands is hardly a dull story, because it is the story of the taming of the "Wild West." Should the BLM though, still...
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Native American Tribes U S Government
1,903 wordsCHEROKEE/CHOWTAW PEOPLE The Indian Removal Act of 1830 In 1830, the United States Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the main objective of which was to remove all the Native American tribes living in the southeast and force them to settle in lands west of the Mississippi River, in what is now known as the state of Oklahoma. The main sections of the Act had the following items: 1. There will be an exchange of lands with the Indians in any of the states or territories and will be prov...
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Relationship Between Indian Reservations And Their Neighbors
2,310 wordsRelationship between Indian Reservations and their Neighbors During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the public lands were managed primarily on behalf of those interested in using and extracting the timber, minerals, and grass. Native Americans were removed from the lands in favor of farmers, grazers, loggers, and miners. During the last half-century, the American West has been undergoing a dramatic transformation with significant consequences for our approach to the public lands. T...
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U S Government Indian Lands
2,147 wordsThe Eighteen Unratified Treaties of 1851 - 1852 between the U. S. Government and the California Indians Background and Historical Perspective Between the period Apr. 29, 1851 and Aug. 22, 1852, President Millard Fillmore appointed three treaty commissioners to negotiate a series of treaties of friendship and peace with eighteen tribes of Indians in California. The treaties took place between more than 100 Indian tribes and bands on one side and the U. S. government on the other. 18 million acres...
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Foreign Countries Northern Part
1,597 wordsKoryo is one of critical kingdoms in Korean history during 10 th and 14 th century. During Koryo era, cultural aspect of the country flourished in many ways. For example, blue ceramic is a clear demonstration of creativity. Moreover, Koryo made a lot of cultural exchanges with foreign countries, such as contacting with Thailand and Islam cultures. These contacts made the country to experience international differences and contributed to the outgrowth of the country. Unfortunately, Koryo went thr...
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Wildlife Habitat Clear Cutting
3,231 wordsThe Roadless Area Final Rule: Conservation or Preservation? In 1978, the United States Forest Service (USFS) began the management of roadless areas, i. e. , all areas greater than 5, 000 acres and without constructed roads, in a study called Roadless Area Review and Evaluation II (RARE II). The purpose of this study was to determine the suitability of these roadless areas for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. On October 13, 1999, twenty-one years later, President Clinton ...
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