Land claim
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Land claim — Land claims are a legal declaration of desired control over areas of property including bodies of water. The phrase is usually only used with respect to disputed or unresolved land claims. Some types of land claims include aboriginal land claims … Wikipedia
land claim — /ˈlænd kleɪm/ (say land klaym) noun 1. a claim for ownership of land. 2. a claim by an Aboriginal community for ownership of land under native title …
Narragansett land claim — Narragansett territory c. 1600 The Narragansett land claim was one of the first litigations of aboriginal title in the United States in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court s landmark Oneida I (1974) decision.[1] The Narragansett claimed a few… … Wikipedia
Montauk Point land claim — Stephen Talkhouse The Montauk Point land claim was a series of three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the famous Stephen Talkhouse who died in the same year (1879) that the tribe lost the last remaining vestige of their… … Wikipedia
Donation Land Claim Act — The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 (ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496, enacted September 27, 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act) was a statute enacted by the United States Congress intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon… … Wikipedia
Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement — The Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, signed in September 1993 by Pauline Browes, then Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the Chiefs of the Sahtu First Nations, and the Presidents of the Métis Councils marking… … Wikipedia
Claim — may refer to: Claim (legal) Claim (patent) Land claim Proposition, a statement which is either true or false A right Sequent, in mathematics A main contention, see conclusion of law This disambiguation page lists articles associ … Wikipedia
Claim jumper — can refer to a dishonest miner who violates another s land claim Claim Jumper restaurants Claim Jumper (NASCAR), a term for a Sprint Cup driver who participates in a Nationwide Series race. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… … Wikipedia
Aboriginal land claim — Aboriginal land claims are claims of Native or Aboriginal peoples (also referred to as Indigenous peoples) about their right of ownership of the land they inhabited before the arrival of settlers, primarily Europeans. This process is most active… … Wikipedia
claim shanty — noun : a cabin built hastily on a land claim to legalize possession of the land … Useful english dictionary
