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Old 01-07-2007, 06:37 PM   #14
Aliantha
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
Why, they didn't own it, unlike the Aborigines. :p
The indigenous tribes of Australia have never claimed to own it. They are part of the land and consider themselves to be an integral part of the natural law.

Much the same as the Inuit I believe you will find.

Under that reasoning, if you've bought the land, you've bought the people also.

Slavery?
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