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Indigenous Americans-The People Against Native Americans

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The People against Native Americans As new people come to America and begin to settle, Native Americans were pushed farther and farther away from their homeland. Their land was taken from them and their freedoms were long gone. White settlers had created restrictions on their land, trade, and freedom which are still in effect today.

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