Bob Axtell wrote:

> It was a failure because there is almost NO available western lands to 
> buy; US Indian tribes own all the land.

Are you sure? Last I checked there were huge amounts of land owned by the
federal (and possibly state) governments, plus a lot of private property
owned by individuals, not US Indian tribes. (I'm not sure, but I think
James is one of those non-tribal owners :)

I tried to find a number of how much is actually owned by Indian tribes,
but couldn't find one. Does someone know? My forays into the south-western
USA didn't leave me with the impression that most of it was tribal owned,
much less all of it.

Gerhard

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