They are the natural, and in the strictest sense of the word, the legal possessors of the several Regions they inhabit. . .. They may naturally and justly attempt to repell intruders, whom they may apprehend are come to disturb them in the quiet possession of their country, whether that apprehension be well or ill founded.
— Captain James Cook Early Modern

Pacific explorer

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From his journal, a profound statement on indigenous rights and sovereignty, remarkable for his era.

Date / Period

1768-1779 (general period of his voyages and journal entries)

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Philosophical

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook_and_indigenous_peoples

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