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Possessing the Pacific : Land, Settlers, and Indigenous People From Australia to Alaska by Banner, Stuart , 1963- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>During the nineteenth century, British and American settlers acquired a vast amount of land from indigenous people throughout the Pacific, but in no two places did they acquire it the same way. Stuart Banner tells the story of colonial settlement in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. Today, indigenous people own much more land in some of these places than in others. And certain indigenous peoples benefit from treaty right
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- Author
- Banner, Stuart , 1963-
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674026124
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, World History, World
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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