Ranch and Range in Oklahoma Page: 43
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oI ' . ~As the grazing land of Indian Territory became more important to
white cattlemen, federal scrutiny of tribal affairs increased. Whatever its
subsequent application in particular geographical regions, federal policy
had really been determined by the 188os. The government had settled upon
the notion of private ownership of small parcels of land as an instrument
for civilizing Indians, and since, in the government's view, one Indian
was much like another, this concept of severalty would be inflicted upon
settled tribes and nomadic tribes alike. Moreover, it seemed that the tribes
in Indian Territory had more land than they needed, and what could not
be apportioned to individual Indians could be returned to the public do-
main. But in the meantime, the surplus land argument could support the
claims of white cattlemen to lease pasture from individuals or tribes. In
all of this, however, the government overlooked the Indian rancher. The
following statement by Joseph Nimmo, Jr., taken from his famous 1885
report on the western cattle industry, illustrates the point:
43The home of a prominent Indian rancher
in the Cherokee Nation
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Skaggs, Jimmy M. Ranch and Range in Oklahoma, book, 1983; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc862888/m1/53/: accessed April 25, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; .