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Teddy Roosevelt: “It is, for instance, a gross and indefensible wrong to deny to such hard-working, decent-living Indians as the…”

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It is, for instance, a gross and indefensible wrong to deny to such hard-working, decent-living Indians as the Metlakahtlas the right to obtain licenses as captains, pilots, and engineers; the right to enter mining claims, and to profit by the homestead law.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He condemned the denial of rights to certain Indian groups, highlighting their capabilities.

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