bernard , who had not shown the indian official that he was better than 21 when he filed for a residency claim , did not understand that he had conducted anything dishonest . still , anyone who knew that he was 19 years old could take his land away from him .
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that the government official had done anything dishonest.