Bert, in some states they are, some states mineral right aren't separate. That is part of the problem with your scheme. There are vast differences in the treatment of the natives depending on the state or province.

I am not stealing a damned thing, nor do I plan to. I have to say that while not unique, your point of view seems very odd. The people who might have had a claim to what you say is being stolen are long gone. Many, probably the vast majority of their descendants, such as Wesley, are often well mixed into the current population.