Rob M. (caladan) reviewed on 2/20/2023 + 54 more book reviews

A pretty good history of a unique Native American tribe who had a very smart leader set them up by actually purchasing the land they were sent to. This forced the U.S. govt to buy it back for the distribution to whites. Even so, the smart retention of mineral rights set up the tribe to receive huge income when oil was discovered (not hard as oil was actually on the surface in places).
But then someone was murdering the wealthy tribe members. The new agency, FBI, got it's first big case. While not completely solved, it did clear up a few murders and help the tribe members to relax a little.
Good story! I loved that the Native Americans hired whites to be servants, reversing the tables, much to the chagrin of some racists.

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