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Before Europeans came, everyone was Native American.
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Disease was the biggest cause for death for Native Americans when coming in contact with Europeans.
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Crispus Attucks' was a memeber of the Natick tribe.
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The confederacy between six Native American nations was a model for the constitution.
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Part of it was designed to preserve land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Native Americans.
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Most of the Native American nations sided with the British during the American Revolution.
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The first treaty between Native Americans and the US Government was in 1778.
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The brothers united the Eastern tribes to resist US expansion into and past the Ohio Valley.
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In 1820, there were 20,000 Native American slaves in California missions.
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Forced migration of Cherokee in first half of 19th century. They were forced to move from Georgie to Oklahoma territory.
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It set aside specific pieces of land for different Native American groups.
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He attempted to lead his tribe, the Nez Perce to safety in Canada.
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That school was an early example of European AMericans understanding the Native Americans.
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At the boarding schools, Native Americans were not allowed to speak their native languages and would be severely punished if they did.
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It banned Native Americans from owning land as a group.
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Wounded knee was the decisive final battle in the European settling of the western US.
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It was a spiritual movement by the Native Americans to resist domination by the Europeans.
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He was part Native American and was considered the greatest athlete in the world at the time. He won gold medals in the 1912 Olympics.
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They were finally recognized as United States citizens.
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He is the only vice-president ever to have Native American bloodlines.
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The Navajo language was used as a code by the US military during WW2.
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The American Indian Movement was set up to fight for Native American rights.
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The Native Americans ossupied Alcatraz to force the Federal Government to abide by one of the treaties.
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The Trail of Broken Treaties was set up in 1972 to raise awareness about the situation of Native Americans.
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Native Americans were not allowed to practice their religion until 1978.
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Nowadays, Native Americans make up only 1% of the US population.
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New York City has the most Native Americans today.
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Today, the government capacity with the most Native Americans is the military.