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The history of economic exploitation in "Killers of the Flower Moon"

How settlers stole the wealth and resources of citizens of the Osage Nation, whose reservation land in Oklahoma was rich in oil.
The film, directed by Martin Scorsese, depicts the mechanisms by which settlers could exploit the resources and wealth of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma.
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Unemployment on the Blackfeet Reservation was high before the pandemic, and it's only risen

May 28, 2020
"I'd say that unemployment stands at over 60%, and that was before the virus," said Craig Falcon.
Buffalo in Glacier National Park, located right near the Blackfeet Reservation.
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