Long before lucrative tribal casinos sparked controversy, Native Americans amassed other wealth that provoked intense debate about the desirability, morality, and compatibility of Indian and non-Indian economic practices. Alexandra Harmon examines seven such instances of Indian affluence and the dilemmas they presented both for Native Americans and for Euro-Americans--dilemmas rooted in the colonial origins of the modern American economy. Harmon's study not only compels us to look beyond stereotypes of greedy whites and poor Indians, but also convincingly demonstrates that Indians deserve a prominent place in American economic history and in the history of American ideas.
About the AuthorAlexandra Harmon is associate professor of American Indian studies at the University of Washington, USA. She is editor of
The Power of Promises: Perspectives on Northwest Indian Treaties and author of
Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound.Book InformationISBN 9781469606842
Author Alexandra HarmonFormat Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint The University of North Carolina PressPublisher The University of North Carolina Press