Concept information
Preferred term
annuities
Definition
- Annuities were funds or goods paid by the United States to American Indian tribes for an agreed-upon period of time, usually in exchange for the cession of land. They were usually contracted through negotiated treaties, and in some cases the U.S. offered to make the payments in perpetuity. [Source: Encyclopedia of United States Indian Policy and Law; Annuities]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/annuities
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