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Show I woman, a member of suy Indiau tribe in tho 1:uired Srutcs or auy of ira Terrilorie*, arraut rhk F iw Civilized Tribes in the Indiau Terrirbrs, ali.~lbl y R I I ~mLar rirrxn here- I I afteracquire any Sight to any tribal property, privilege, or intarest whatover to which any member of such tribe is entitled." This is an evidence to mv mind that Conrress not onlv reearded mixed bloods of s, I I " .. tribe as having rigLr* in rha tribal pluprrty, p r i r i i ~ ~ aann,d iuter~acsi u the rribr., bur it ia intplicd nlao that the whire Cather bad, b j hi* ntnrriaza a i r l ~an Indiau. I I - acquired certain rights, priyileges, and interests in the tr~bo. Eighth. In view of the peculiar relations of Iudian tribes with the United States it is 3, question whether a cltiren of the United States can, by becoming a member of one of the tribes withont the consent of the Goverumant, be said to have o'xpetri-atod himself in the sense that he would if he had been neturalieed into a foreign nation: but I do not think it can he denied that citizens of the United States who I hnve brcon~cir ~rorpuroredi nra nu Indian tribe with t l ~rrc ,nseul of the 1-#tiredS tares lllrvo expatrinted rherusvlvrr. tu 1110 axtenr 1h.b~ tllry fLewrrtirr becon,* eutirlod rcr racoeniriun a~ wrmbr s of tho J o d i o ~rr ll~ei uto wbi r l~th sv havn been aduorud. a1.d I A , become entitled to an equal hterast in the common property of the tribe. This prinoiple appears to be reoognized by the oourt in the case of ez parte BeynoIda, above referred to. The issue of marriages between suoh white persons and Indims of the tribe into which they hwo been adopted are therefore to all intents and pur-poses just se much members 3f the tribe &B rtre the issueof ma mi age^ of rndianmmem-bers of tbe tribe of the full blood, and just as muoh entitled to benefits from the common property of the tribe. Ninth. In dealing with Indian matters the Government has treated with Indian nation& tribea, or bands as solid bo&es oolitic, and, orior to 1811. so far as individ- I ~ s l esv mpusing t h m have bcea rbncrrnu<l,i l l rhe dnn.nzndnaar 38iC would with any foraigu ~wsrer; 1631 is, thruugh rho treaty-lnikinz power. 'Thn individuals uf rba I I tribeornation hove not beenknown in our dealings with the tribe-aa for instance, a11 persona recognized b~ the Il~dian authorities aa members of the Sioux Nation, wbether full-bloods, half-breeds, mixed bloods, or whites, have been treated tls the Sioux Nation. and riehts have vested under treaties and acreemants in half-breeds. I - ,nixed Llnoda, nod wloirrstlmt rH,n lot Lar.Ikr,a nn.r). or ipnwrrd Ly rho Cin\~orumaar, \Vhcre. by treaty or inw, ir lrw beau rrrlnired tLsr three-fuurrha of an Indisot~.iim 1 I nhnli 8i& a& subsoauent aereement to iive it validity. we have soceoted the sin- I ~~~ .- . . . nntnrsu of alixecl bltlodr oCtLn fribca , ~ nb ur?lciauf, and bar o tniaroci writ1 a gwmr n r+ " I as valirl for 111* -in lr-p ore of tbe relil~qui3llrn~ootf rhc r i.g h r ~o f the rrii,r. i n laud6 owned, oooupied, or claimed by it, and large sums of money have been appropriated and paid totheindians, inoluding mixed bloods and whites, in consideration for the relinquishment or cession of lands mads thereunder. Also, whore Congress has ra-quired a oenaus to be taken of an Indian tribe (as in the Case of the Chippewsa, 25 Stats., 642), the roll of names submitted of those recognieed by the Indiana as mom-hers of their tribe, inoludinghalf-breeds and mixedhlooda, has been aocepted by the exeoutivo department of the Government without question as aonforming to the requirements of the atatute. These sots of the Government-rtooeotanoe of their si-rn atures to ae-r oementa re-linquishing rights in land8 and thelr enrollment se benefioirtries under an agreement. with an Indim tribe-have fixed the status of mixed bloods as Indians in the sense +.,-h at tbav have an intereat in the oommon nrooortv of the tribe to whioh they aev- ~~ ~ ~ " . . " ornllg rlairn ro hloog. T~ode8:idunt bi a t im~th at sorth mixed bloudeara w t L~~tliaun, ao that th,>yean uor cl;,im a rizbt in rbepropany ot'rhorriboof whicll the) rlaimund %re recognizedto be members,-wonldunset& and endanger the titles to &oh of the lends thathave been relinquished by Indian tribea &nd patented to oitizens of the United Statea. TentMUnder the general allottlient :ot, aa well as undel. speii&l acts and agree-ments, lands have been allotted and patented to the Indians by the Government, reco,piieingas Indians full bloods, half-breeds and mixed bloods without (tistination. |