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		bjourne on July 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Whose Land – Indigenous Nations of North America Maybe no one owns the land then? Owning land by purchasing a title registered in the State's land registry can hardly be a stronger claim than being a nomad wandering through.

_opc6 on July 11, 2020 | [–]

I would add, the first people to make use of the land.

And just for some additional context, nearly all Native North Americans share the same ancestral DNA.

asguy on July 11, 2020 | [–]

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