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"Killers of the Flower Moon"

The history of economic exploitation in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder

Nov 9, 2023

How settlers stole the wealth and resources of citizens of the Osage Nation, whose reservation land in Oklahoma was rich in oil.

The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, depicts the mechanisms by which settlers could exploit the resources and wealth of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.

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My Economy

Unemployment on the Blackfeet Reservation was high before the pandemic, and it's only risen

by Alli Fam

May 28, 2020

"I'd say that unemployment stands at over 60%, and that was before the virus," said Craig Falcon.

Buffalo in Glacier National Park, located right near the Blackfeet Reservation.

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