Points out the similarities between the struggle of Native Hawaiians and Native Americans to stop land divestment.

Concerns cases before the United States Indian Claims Commission.

"From renowned comedy journalist and historian Kliph Nesteroff comes the underappreciated story of Native Americans and comedy"--

Points out the similarities between the struggle of Native Hawaiians and Native Americans to stop land divestment.

Between the early 17th century and the early 20th, nearly all U.S. land was transferred from American Indians to whites. Banner argues that neither simple coercion nor simple consent reflects the complicated legal history of land transfers--time, place, and the balance of power between Indians and settlers decided the outcome of land struggles.