ron: an independent city state. it did not exceed to the hell that it h -- the helvetica federation until 1814. >> we have discussed this over fondue one evening. ron: yes. >> let's close the formal session and -- ron: people can ask the questions. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on c-span 3. follow us on twitter. and to keep up with the latest history news. american can come history tv features the city of santa rosa, california. their luther burbank lived for more than 50 years. hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span city tour staff showcase the city's history. learn more about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. >> jack london was one of the most famous authors in the world at the time. he was the highest-paid author in the world, giving -- getting $.12 per word. he was one of the authors that was read throughout the world, including soviet union russia the time, japan. he was translated into language after language. people found his writing compel

ron: an independent city state. >> we have discussed this over fondue one evening. ron: yes. >> let's close the formal session and -- ron: people can ask of the questions. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, every weekend. >> each week, american history sits in on a class. established under the indian claims act by the united states congress, the indian claims commission was a judicial panel meant to result long-standing claims between the u.s. government and native american tribes. next, the university of utah ak, talks, gregory smo about the founding of the commission and the modern repercussions of some decisions. his classes about one hour, 15 minutes. guess we should go ahead and get started. click announcement, just so you are aware of where we are at, tuesday next week we will have the final quiz. i am sure you are happy about that. -- so please be ready for that at the beginning of class. today what i want to do is talk about the indian claims commission as a means of continuing our discussion, the mid-20th century, the indian claims commissi

ron: an independent city state. it did not exceed to the hell that it h -- the helvetica federation until 1814. >> we have discussed this over fondue one evening. ron: yes. >> let's close the formal session and -- ron: people can ask the questions. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on c-span 3. follow us on twitter. and to keep up with the latest history news.

ron: an independent city state. >> we have discussed this over fondue one evening. ron: yes. >> let's close the formal session and -- ron: people can ask the questions. [applause] >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of american history programming every weekend. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. our objective here at the frontier culture museum in stanton, virginia, is to teach people how unique american folk culture was created through the blending of european, african, and indigenous peoples cultures. comes from worse to sure, england, in the west midlands. time we are showing is 6020 -- 1620-1640. people are wanting to have a place of their own, whether english or irish or german. second and third sons are going to need to leave to go to america. they want to have land. >> my name is jerry koester and i'm a costume interpreter on this scotch irish farm. the time. between 7020 and 1740. that is when these people start leaving ireland to come to america for a better

states general has been sent to the scene to investigate that deadly bombing. doctors without borders is demanding an independent investigation. >> a deadly blast rocks a new york cityneighborhood. what investigators say a former tenant did just before moving out that might have caused it. >> and a half naked man on the run and causing all kinds of trouble. hear from the homeowner who says she saw the pantless man in her backyard and couldn't believe what he was doing. dave. >> weather pattern causing all types of trouble. we're getting the coastal flooding but look at all this rain going over the same area to the south. a foot of rain in north and south carolina. everything starts to change. good news all up and down the eastern seaboard. i'll look at the timing of that coming up in the seven-day forecast. it's intelligent enough to warn of danger from virtually anywhere. it's been smashed, dropped and driven. it's perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. it's been shaken, rattled and pummeled. it's innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. it's been in the rain... the cold... and dragged through the mud. introducing the a

cities of erbil, dohak and others. the task force discusses their report on state building in iraqi kurdistan. it outlined the economic and political and security challenges towards those working toward an independent kurdish state in iraq. this is about an hour. >> my name is jonathan land. i'm senior national security and intelligence corresdent for mcklatchy newspapers for another week and a half. and thank you for coming. to the release of this new report, sets out a recommended pathway for the kurdistan regional government to take to what many believe is inevitable independence from iraq for iraqi kurdistan. the full report is on the web. i think you guys have got the executive summary. the report was prepared by a task force organized by the program on peace building and rights of columbia university's institute for the study of human rights. the task force chair to my immediate right is ambassador nancy soderbergh. her foreign policy resume is extensive. it includes serving as the third highest ranking official on president bill clinton's national security council and then as an alternate u.s. delegate to the united nations. she served as a foreign policy adviser to a number of democratic pr