On Aug 6, 2006, at 4:52 PM, Bob Axtell wrote:

> The state of Arizona (where I live) is a good example. 3/4 of
> the land is owned by Indian Tribes or Federal facilities.

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/arizona.html
says that 46% of the land is owned by the federal government.
(The percentage is similar in California, BTW.)  If your 75%
figure is correct, that means that the Indian tribes and
"everyone else" own similar amounts of land.  Doesn't sound
so bad.  In particular, I don't think you can blame the indians
for the lack of purchasable land; complain to the Fed instead.

Also:
     http://www.indianaffairs.state.az.us/tribes/map.html
(does indeed look like about 25%...)

BillW

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