"To the early Native people the simple accomplishment of survival demanded all of their strength.

But they had certain indispensable resources, they knew how to hunt, they possessed tools and weapons, however crude, they could make fire and alone among the creatures of the earth, they could think and speak.

They had a human sense of mortality, an irresistible craving for order, beauty, and appropriate behavior. They were intensely spiritual."

Scott Momaday (Kiowa) from American 1492

Land Distribution:

Lands transferred by Indians to Whites

Lands held by Indians or returned to Indians