">Fencing or staking the land isn't necessary to maintain rightful ownership And what in your mind would? >If it is unused, yes, I should be able to homestead it. I don't know why you would have some sort of objection to this. Because you and the Cofan have a different opinion of what "unused" means, and you want to **force** your interpretation of unused on them. What if I and 300 million of my fellow Americans consider pristine natural areas a valid use? Apparently, you don't agree and you want to force your view upon us."