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And the Meek Shall Inherit the Earth

• 1971 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- 16mm
• The American Indians of Menominee County, Wisconsin, the only Indian-governed county in the United States, are losing in their struggle for self-sufficiency. During the 1950's the Menominees acquired $10.5 million and the government decided they should be "terminated" as a tribe. They now have to pay taxes and purchase the land they have lived on for generations. Public services are disappearing and 70% of the people are under the $3,000 poverty level. Most importantly, the Menominees are being forced to sell their land to ootsiders in order to raise the county tax base and could lose control to new white residents.
• Topics: (American Indian Studies, Law, Political Science: American)

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