USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land within the United States of America reserved for the forced re-settlement of Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -An Indian reservation is land that has been set aside by the federal government for the use, possession, and benefit of an Indian tribe or group of Indians. The terms Indian country and Indian reservation are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -A federal Indian reservation is an area of land reserved for a tribe or tribes under treaty or other agreement with the United States, executive order, or federal statute or administrative action as permanent tribal homelands, and where the federal government holds title to the land in trust on behalf of the tribe.

Detailed explanation-4: -The term “reservation” comes from the early days of Indian contact with the white people. The Indians gave up large portions of their land through treaties “reserving” a portion of the land for their own use. Reservations are usually small parcels of land on which Indian people were supposed to live.

Detailed explanation-5: -Following the divestment and removal of Native Americans from their homelands, the federal government restricted tribal members to reservations, which are legally defined portions of land allocated to federally recognized tribes.