Vested interests : trusteeship and native dispossession in the United States /
How a system of colonial trusteeship converted Native wealth into settler capital From the earliest days of its founding, the United States set its sights on Native territory.Amid better-known ""Indian wars,"" the federal government quietly built an empire by treaty, offering pay...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2025]
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| Summary: | How a system of colonial trusteeship converted Native wealth into settler capital From the earliest days of its founding, the United States set its sights on Native territory.Amid better-known ""Indian wars,"" the federal government quietly built an empire by treaty, offering payments to Native peoples for their land. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 319 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | Bancroft Prize: Winner, 2026 |
| ISBN: | 9780691240121 0691240124 |