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The US government broke all treaties with the American Indian. They viewed the Indian as poor, simple savages and therefore thought it was fine to not honor the treaties. Surely, the ones who negotiated the treaties probably felt they would be honored. It was a case where the US government felt superior and untouchable and they wanted the land and minerals , so they took them.

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As a direct quote from Federal Judge Joe Fish, Northern District of Texas: "The United States has violated every single treaty it has made with Indians, and one more time is not going to matter." This is in agreement with Congressional Action, as well as admitted by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs - so it is safe to say at least 4,000 treaties (number of treaties in Cohen's handbook on Federal Indian Law)

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