Native Americans

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1. The descendants of the original inhabitants of North America and South America before the arrival of white settlers from Europe, also called Indians or American Indians. The term Native American is sometimes preferred over Indian because the latter is a misnomer that originated with Columbus, who mistook the inhabitants of America for the people of India. Both terms, however, are accepted.

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In recent years, Native American activism has taken the form of calls for the protection of their tribal or ancestral shrines and artifacts.

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But there were slight decreases in Black and Native Americans among first-year students.

From Los Angeles Times

The Utah and New Mexico territories passed slave codes that explicitly permitted slavery of both Black and Native Americans.

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Characterized as “myths,” for example, were the age-old beliefs that Native Americans mistook the conquistadors for gods, and that a mere handful of Spaniards toppled great empires with ease.

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That category of exclusion faded away after Congress recognized the citizenship of Native Americans in 1924.

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James jockeyed with Spain in the New World, which gave England a foothold in the North American colonies, but the settlers were poorly supported and left to fight deadly squabbles with the Native Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal