The U.S. seized over 1.5 billion acres of land from Indigenous people between 1776 and 1887.

The U.S. seized over 1.5 billion acres of land from Indigenous people between 1776 and 1887. Another 60 million acres were taken between 1887 and 1934. Today, most land under tribal jurisdiction (about 56 million acres) is held in trust by the U.S. govt.