{"product_id":"indian-territory-surviving-160-acres-of-betrayal-9798993392318","title":"Indian Territory: Surviving 160 Acres of Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tatianna K. Duncan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Ndnfish2fry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Ndnfish2fry\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndian Territory: Surviving 160 Acres of Betrayal\u003c\/strong\u003e is the true story of a Mvskoke family's dispossession-and the larger untold history of Tulsa, Oklahoma.\u003cem\u003e A state of corruption born by the deeds of dishonest men. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten as a historical memoir, this book journeys through the Allotment Era to expose how so-called \"progress\" stripped Native families of land, language, wealth, and culture. Shrouded by mysterious deaths and legal deceit, the story centers on two young Mvskoke sisters-still only pre-teen girls-forced to shoulder a battle no child should face as their Creek-speaking father struggled to defend them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuardians and Tulsa County courts seized the land they owned, the house their father built, and the wealth they had begun to build-funneling it into guardianships that left the family impoverished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth an intimate family history and an unflinching indictment of the laws and institutions that turned survival into a legal battleground, this book reclaims a chapter of American history too long ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of dispossession, survival, and generational resilience told by the bloodline who endured it, \u003cstrong\u003eIndian Territory\u003c\/strong\u003e gives voice to one family's fight-and to countless others silenced across Indian Territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46479973351575,"sku":"9798993392318","price":2831.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798993392318.jpg?v=1766307242","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/indian-territory-surviving-160-acres-of-betrayal-9798993392318","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}