Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 247-262

"Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States: Illustrated by Those in the State of Indiana" by Charles C. Royce is a late 19th-century historical report that looks into the intricate connections involving land given up by Native American groups and the U.S. government. The book centers on treaties made with different Indian tribes in Indiana, thoroughly explaining how these land handovers happened and what they meant, shedding light on the legal arguments about Indian land ownership and the rights of native people to their land, showing how the U.S. took control of areas that used to be owned by Native Americans. By carefully listing specific treaties and handovers, and providing a timeline and map of land movements from Indian tribes to the government, Royce highlights the troubles in sorting out old land claims because names and borders changed. The book reveals a story of talks, disagreements, and the eventual giving up of land by Native groups.