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First Americans

niyad

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2. you are most welcome. for a real eye-opener, read "an indigenous people's history of the united

Reply to cilla4progress (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 11:28 PM

Nov 2015

states". actually, it will turn your stomach. as horrible as I knew the treatment of the indigenous people was in the conquering of this country, it was a million times worse.

did you know that, within a very short time of the european invaders, over 95 percent of the indigenous population of the americas was destroyed? NINETY-FIVE percent. an incredible genocide.

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god, thank you for this recollection. cilla4progress Nov 2015 #1

you are most welcome. for a real eye-opener, read "an indigenous people's history of the united niyad Nov 2015 #2

Yes cilla4progress Dec 2015 #3