Locke and the Dispossession of the American Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Squadrito
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 145-181
Description
Looks at two different views regarding John Locke’s (1632-1704) work. First, is a generous look at Locke's Aboriginal attitudes. Second, is a belief that Locke’s agricultural argument was developed with the intention of taking Indigenous land without consent.