A tract of land reserved for occupation by Indians: e.g., “the Umatilla reservation” in Oregon.
1830. I obtained, as the settlement proceeded, prices far above my expectation for the lots, without touching the reservation round Judiville, which I kept back until the main part of my pre-emption should be sold.—Galt, ‘Lawrie Todd’ (1849), p. 186. (N.E.D.)
1841. Their reservations became surrounded by white people, whom they dislike for neighbours.—Catlin, ‘North American Indians’ (1844), ii. 102. (N.E.D.)
1861. The plan of allotting portions of their reservations to the individual members of the tribes has been found by experience to result beneficially.—Report of the Secretary of the Interior, Nov. 30: Cong. Globe, p. 12/3, App.
1863. The reservation the Indians now have [in Minnesota] is very peculiarly situated.—Mr. Henry M. Rice of Minn., U.S. Senate, Jan. 26: id., p. 517/1.
