How NativeAmerican Wealth Was Stolen
MUWEKMAOHLONE TRIBE
The Holistic View of NativeAmerican Wealth Theft
● Systematic Displacement: Starting in the 1830s, NativeAmericans were forced westward through treaties like the Indian RemovalAct, leading to the loss of ancestral lands.
● The DawesAct: In 1887, the GeneralAllotment Act further fragmented tribal lands, with over 90 million acres eventually seized. TheAct pushed individual land ownership, imposing taxes that many tribes couldn't pay.
● Loss of Resources: Revenue from natural resources on these lands was often misappropriated, with records conveniently destroyed.
● Ongoing Impact:Although modern efforts seek to address these injustices, the scale of the theft and its long-lasting effects on Native communities are monumental and largely untold.