> Native Americans considered land to be ***communal***.

This language is commonly used when talking about differences between the European settlers and the Native Americans.

> Tecumseh is quoted as saying that Indians needed to
>> ...unite in claiming a common and equal right in the land, as it was at first,  and should be now -- for it was never divided, but belongs to all.

> By saying this, Tecumseh is laying out a much different understanding of land use than we have now.  He sees the land as a *communal* resource that is to be used by all.  He does not see it as Europeans saw it (and as we see it now), as a resource that could and should be owned by individuals who could keep it as their own and exclude others from using it.<br>
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  [1]: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-did-native-americans-view-land-use-differ-from-273443