{"product_id":"indian-territory-surviving-160-acres-of-betrayal-a-tale-of-the-allotment-era-1","title":"INDIAN TERRITORY: Surviving 160 Acres of Betrayal (A Tale of the Allotment Era)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Territory: Surviving 160 Acres of Betrayal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the true story of a Mvskoke family’s dispossession and the larger story of Tulsa, Oklahoma—once known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTvlse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—and the corruption that built it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten as a historical memoir, this book journeys through the Allotment Era to reveal how so-called “progress” stripped a young Indian family of land, language, wealth, and culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShrouded by the mysterious deaths of family members, the narrative centers on two full-blood 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\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they were trapped in a system that purposely ignored them and nullified the very decisions they made to protect their home and future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is both an intimate family history and an unflinching indictment of the laws and institutions that turned survival itself into a legal battleground.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA true story of dispossession, survival, and generational trauma told from the bloodline who endured it. This is an Indian story experienced by many Indian families across Indian Territory of all different tribal affiliations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45916001009855,"sku":"b22de5d8-139d-4ab4-992b-753501518143","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/040954f62a41922f92e3bdec2bde57b8.jpg?v=1785086352","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/indian-territory-surviving-160-acres-of-betrayal-a-tale-of-the-allotment-era-1","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}