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“Prosperity Back”: Solutions to Native American Economic Suffering

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posted on 2025-01-15, 16:21 authored by Michael Marion

Indigenous peoples have historically been viewed as impediments to further development by Washington and Ottawa. In the U.S., westward expansion starting in the 17th century pitted white settlers against tribes; fierce “Indian Wars” were fought as Americans gradually beat back numerically small but warfare-adept Indigenous peoples. For economic purposes, the worst anti-Indigenous legislation came in the form of restricting the development of tribal property.

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