Changing our words III
Territory has replaced Reservation.
An ‘Indian Reservation’ is an area of land held by an Indigenous nation that is subjected to regulations passed by the U.S. Congress.
In Canada, there are a number of “reserves” as defined by the Indian Act of the Canadian government. These are tracts of land set aside or reserved for Indigenous communities by the government, and the Minister of Indian Affairs holds the land and grants occupation permits.
The Haudenosaunee still exist on parts of the homeland territory. The term territory implies that it is under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority, belonging to a nation.
Did you know part 1
There are 326 Indigenous territories recognized by the federal government, that encompass 56,200,000 acres (22,700,000 ha; 87,800 sq mi; 227,000 km2) which amounts to 2.3% of the total U.S. land mass.
Did you know part 2
There are 3,394 Indigenous Territories that represents more than 600 Indigenous nations, covering a total of 8,866,668 acres (about 0.36% of total land in Canada).
A list of Indigenous Territories in Canada – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_reserves_in_Canada