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>> American Indians were right... nobody should own the land "There’s a myth that Europeans arrived in the Americas and divided the land up, mystifying Native
by rufus_foreman 3y ago
>> American Indians were right... nobody should own the land
"There’s a myth that Europeans arrived in the Americas and divided the land up, mystifying Native Americans who had no concept of property rights. In reality, historian Allen Greer writes, various American societies had highly-developed systems of property ownership and use. Meanwhile, European colonists sometimes viewed land as a common resource, not just as individual property."
-- https://daily.jstor.org/yes-americans-owned-land-before-columbus/ https://daily.jstor.org/yes-americans-owned-land-before-colu...
- myshpa 3y agoI should have used "no one", not "nobody". "Many Indigenous societies practiced communal ownership of land and natural resources. Land was often viewed as a shared and sacred entity that belonged to the entire community or tribe. It was not seen as something that could be privately owned or bought and sold as in Western concepts of land ownership. While the concept of private ownership was rare, Indigenous groups often had rights to use certain areas for specific purposes, such as hunting, fishing, farming, or gathering. These rights were often based on traditional customs and were respected within the community. Indigenous peoples generally held deep reverence for the land and nature. They saw themselves as stewards of the environment, with a responsibility to care for the earth and its resources for future generations."
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