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Native Americans were the first people who discover America. They were the first people to develop a society that was functional in the new world. Sadly they were killed by the settlers of Europe. The misunderstanding from the Europeans cause many Native Americans to die from diseases, war, and racism. I was taught that there was a genocide of millions of Native Americans lives. About 99% of the native population disappear. The ones who survive share their stories to their children, which the children past it down to their children. James Luna The Artifact Piece is a performance that challenges the on how American culture and museums have presented Native Americans as essentially extinct and vanished. Luna wanted to show his heritage by

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