page_xvi < previous page page_xvi next page > Page xvi Otto Bremer Foundation to fully engage the issues raised by the authors writing here and by the participants at our conferences. This volume is the first of what we envision to be many related productsbooks, reports, papers, conferences and coursesthrough which we further our understanding about land tenure in North America and, ultimately, who owns America, and how and why it matters. HARVEY M. JACOBS JULY 1997 Â < previous page page_xvi next page >