Did Europeans really rip off Native Americans as much as is commonly known? Or were there times when it worked in the natives' favor?

by deadwhiteandblue

For instance, I've heard Manhattan was bought for $24 but was more like $1000 in today's money. Was money even a "thing" to them? How did they even have a standard for this sort of trade?

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I could be wrong, but I believe the concept of land ownership was relatively a foreign concept to most native Americans.

And useually they traded for beads and bracelets and rugs and just pretty or practical items, not coin, at least not in the beginning.