How Much Did the Louisiana Purchase Really Cost?

I'm not the biggest Slate reader, but this piece keeps with my theme on Native Americans. And it's pretty interesting, in any case. Click through for the great animated graphic timeline on payments to Indian tribes for their lands under the purchase, which is claimed to be in the billions of dollars by 2012.

Read at the link:

The true story of the Louisiana Purchase is one of shameful plunder of native lands: https://t.co/EcbSMdAACk pic.twitter.com/jhv0qzuKzT

— Slate (@Slate) March 5, 2017