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"Killers of the Flower Moon"

How settlers abused financial guardianship in the Osage Nation

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder

Nov 17, 2023

Government policies deemed Osages unable to handle their own money, opening the door to widespread exploitation.

A map of the Osage Indian Reservation showing oil and mineral drilling boundaries, 1917. The wealth generated by Osage reservation land was subject to theft and graft by settlers.

National Archives

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Who owns Henrietta Lacks' cells?

by Phoebe Unterman and Kai Ryssdal

Jul 9, 2018

A lawyer representing the infamous cell line originator's grandsons is trying to establish guardianship.

Attendees admire a painting of Henrietta Lacks at HBO's The HeLa Project Exhibit For "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" on April 6, 2017 in New York City. A lawsuit against a pharma company from Lacks' descendants brings up a host of ethical questions surrounding medical profits, intellectual property and racial equity.

Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for HBO

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