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The concept of an Indian territory is the successor to the British Indian Reserve, a British American territory established by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 that set aside land for use by the Native American tribes. The proclamation limited the settlement of Europeans to lands east of the Appalachian Mountains.
Sep 4, 2024 · The Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, and Chickasaw tribes were forcibly moved to this area between 1830 and 1843, and an act of June 30, 1834, set aside the land as Indian country (later known as Indian Territory). In 1866 the western half of Indian Territory was ceded to the United States, which opened part of it to white settlers in 1889 ...
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India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. [ 1 ] The states and union territories are further subdivided into 806 districts and smaller administrative divisions. [ 2 ] The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a state government.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This group of islands lie between Latitude 6° and 14° north and Longitude 92° and 94° east with an area measuring 8,249 sq km.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu combined into a single union territory from January 26, 2020, as per legislation passed by the Government of India.
- Lakshadweep. Lakshadweep lie about 280 km to 480 km off the coast of Kerala between Latitude 8° and 12° 3' North and longitude 71° and 74° East. This group of 27 coral islands lie scattered in the Arabian Sea and consist of atolls, reefs and submerged sandbanks.
- Puducherry. Former French establishments Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, which lay scattered in South India comprise the 479 sq km area of the UT of Puducherry.
Jan 24, 2020 · Under Wet’suwet’en law, authority over the nation’s 22,000 square kilometres of unceded territory lies with hereditary chiefs from five clans, who oppose the pipeline. However, there are also five elected band councils created by Canada’s colonial Indian Act, and some of the councils have supported the project.
May 23, 2018 · The land that now forms most of the state of Oklahoma appears as “Indian Territory” on maps drawn in the 1800s. Created for resettlement of Indian (Native American) peoples removed from the East, Indian Territory eventually was home to members of tribes from across the nation. Indian Territory was dissolved with the creation of the present ...
Jul 26, 2024 · This map of Indian Territory was compiled and drawn by Elias C. Boundinot, son of Elias Boudinot, leader of the Cherokee Nation.Following the Civil War, E. C. Boudinot continued to be active in politics in Indian Territory, supporting construction of railroads, and, with notoriety, opening Indian Territory to White settlement with passage of the Dawes Act.
