Why is a reservation called a reservation?

The term reservation comes from the early days of Indian contact with the white people. The Indians gave up large portions of their land through treaties reserving a portion of the land for their own use. Reservations are usually small parcels of land on which Indian people were supposed to live.



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Reserves are only in Canada and reservations are only in the United States. Reserves and Reservations are quite different. In Canada there can be dozens of reserves within treaty boundaries while in the United States reservations generally cover the entire treaty area.

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On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reservation, such as: doubt, restriction, skepticism, catch, circumscription, and demur.

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