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35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

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Jennie A. Brownscombe's "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" from 1914. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

30. The United States Constitution Recognizes Native American Tribes as Sovereign Nations

Disney’s version of Pocahontas was historically inaccurate. Pinterest.

The United States government is required to deal with native peoples through their own governments as if they were dealing with foreign governments. This concept sounds like a pretty good deal – they get to keep their autonomy and way of life, and everyone can peacefully co-exist. However, we all know that history didn’t happen that way.

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