Indigenous Nations and the Development of the U.S. Economy: Land, Resources, and Dispossession
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- Carlos, Ann M. & Feir, Donna & Redish, Angela, 2021. "Indigenous nations and the development of the US economy: Land, resources, and dispossession," QUCEH Working Paper Series 21-04, Queen's University Belfast, Queen's University Centre for Economic History.
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- N41 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N50 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - General, International, or Comparative
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