the only one of these i do have is ne aka nebraska
so i imagine you must mean nv for nevada
& sheesh thats 50 simoleons worth of books
but if anyone has any of these in reach & wouldnt mind checking for
checkerboard indian reservations other than the casa grande in palm springs
forgetting about the blm & other federal lands for the moment
since these are not so likely to become political renegades
& might needlessly complicate any pursuit of the indians
i would be very grateful for any fresh tracks
m
>
>Best place to check is the De Lorme state atlases, that for the westerrn
>states now have a centerfold showing land ownership by colur, so
>chequerboard BLM/Indian lands stand out clearly and then you can look at the
>detail pages. Check Ca,Ne, NM, especially.
>
>
>>From: barbaria_longa@...
>>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: Sv: [BoundaryPoint] binational quadripoints
>>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 02:09:30 -0000
>>
>>--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@h...> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>way back in message 681
>>
>>
>>
>> > Several Indian reservations in the US are also chequerboards fo squares,
>>
>> > each 1 square mile. Like a chequerboard, the black squares belong to the
>>
>> > natives, and the white squares to the whites... ironic, huh? ;-) See the
>>
>> > area around Palm Springs especially.
>>
>>
>>
>>& indeed we did look into this in subsequent messages
>>
>> as many will recall
>>
>>
>>
>>& i do intend to visit the area literally later this spring
>>
>>but are there any other specific examples of indian reservations doing this
>>checkerboard thing that you may be aware of
>>
>>
>>
>>the phenomenon may seem secondary or tertiary or even less important in
>>normal terms
>>
>>but with claims of indian sovereignty growing louder everywhere
>>
>>our elite little club of 2 or 3 world class boundary crosses could actually
>>be subject to explosive growth at any time
>>
>>so i think it behooves us to keep an eye out for indians
>>
>>just as we are keeping a lookout for new maritimes etc
>>
>>
>>
>>m
>>
>
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