The Trading Post System on the Navajo Reservation

Staff Report to the Federal Trade Commission

• Author(s): United States. Federal Trade Commission,
• Publisher: Federal Trade Commission
• Pages: 77
• Language: en

Description:... The trading post system. History ; The historical role of credit ; The modern trading post ; Legal status of the trader ; Multiple roles of the trader ; Geographical monopoly ; Credit -- Abusive trading practices -- Off-reservation problems -- Responsibility. Bureau of Indian Affairs ; The Navajo tribe ; State action -- Recommendations -- Appendices.