[Ichneumon]

There is no doubt whatsoever that they were stolen. It does not matter who they were stolen from, it is tenet of American Law inherited from the English Common Law that title to stolen property cannot be perfected. That means that ownership of stolen property remains with the person from whom it was stolen.

So we have to give most American land back to the "Native Americans"?

[FreedomCalls]

So we have to give most American land back to the "Native Americans"?

Very little North American land can be characterized as "stolen" from the natives. In most cases it was bartered for, bought, or someone signed a treaty relinquishing control over a piece of land.