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A 4 page outline of the many injustices that were dealt the Native American peoples by those that invaded their lands. Many Native American groups have actually been wiped off the face of the earth by those that sought land, resources, and wealth in the Americas. Other Native American groups have endured centuries of torment at the hands of peoples that for the most part considered them subhuman. Native Americans have been forced off their traditional lands and confined on reservations that limited not only their traditional lifeways but also their spirit and their culture. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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been subjected to discrimination and even blatant attempts at elimination over the history of this country. The indigenous peoples of the Americas are no exception. Practically since the
initial point of contact with the peoples of European origin that invaded their lands, Native Americans have been viewed more as an obstacle to European expansion than as the rightful
owners of the land and resources of the Americas. Many Native American groups have actually been wiped off the face of the earth by those that sought land, resources,
and wealth in the Americas. Other Native American groups have endured centuries of torment at the hands of peoples that for the most part considered them subhuman. Native
Americans have been forced off their traditional lands and confined on reservations that limited not only their traditional lifeways but also their spirit and their culture. Peoples that had
existed for centuries as nomadic hunter/gathers were expected to become self-sufficient farmers. Peoples whose traditional lives revolved around agrarian lifeways were moved from the resources that supported those lifeways.
When treaties and promises were extended, their terms were more often broken than met. Languages were forcibly taken and religion intentionally changed, actions which were all believed justified
under the predominant mindset of "manifest destiny". The relationship between the Native Americans and each of these European groups was probably best described as wary
in the beginning, this eventually turned to semi-trust but all too soon it evolved to violence and warfare. Most of the violence resulted from greed. The Europeans as
a whole simply wanted what it was that the Native Americans had and they were willing to lie, deceive, steal and fight to get it. Europeans had harbored a
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