I don't know, my Grandmother was from Switzerland, I don't think they would
want us back.  Aren't any Native Floridians left, the Seminole came in just
before the whites.  

Beth T. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Kendall David Corbett
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 7:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Just noticed this...
> 
> Beth,=20
> 
> If the Indians in Wyoming forced the non-Indians to abide by 
> the treaties from 1845 on, there'd be 500,000 more people in 
> Manhattan.
> Even though it was a really bad deal for the Indians, they 
> agreed to the $24.00 price for Manhattan Island.  The 
> purchase was actually made in 1626, and the $24.00 figure was 
> in late 1800's dollars, so it may have actually been goods 
> valued at considerably less than $24.00, considering inflation.=20
> 
> http://www.nnp.org/documents/schagen_main.html#24
> 
> But a really sharp real estate attorney could probably get 
> that thrown out too, and then we'd all be joining Deri and 
> Ken in the UK ;-{)}
> 
> Kendall=20
> 
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
> 
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the 
> unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to 
> himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> 
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth Thiers [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Just noticed this...
> 
> I think one of the differences in Hawaii was that Hawaii was a sovergn
> (sp?)
> nation recognized internationally as such.  I do believe that 
> the native Hawaiian movement is looking for land that was 
> promised the Hawaiian people by law (such as the Pearl Harbor 
> station was actually originally promised to Hawaiians). =20
> 
> Beth t. the OT=20

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