For three years, Cornell had a faculty-led project on land grabs, some domestic and most abroad. I co-led the project and investigated U.S. Indian land grabs, but I resoundingly overlooked what you’ve uncovered. I’m both humbled and grateful. Today, I forwarded a message to scholars and lawyers around the United States who share this interest. I ended with a suggestion for action: Imagine a $1/acre in lieu tax on the 10.7 million acres going into a scholarship fund for Indigenous youth wanting to attend a land-grant university of their choice, or toward health care. Why not?
Charles Geisler, emeritus professor, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Land-grant university scholarships.
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