Difference between revisions of "American Indian Genocide"

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This is a liberal and anti-American myth. There was no "genocide" of American Indians as the term "genocide" is understood.

What the term misleadingly refers to is fighting between the United States and Native American settlements and cultures, and relocation of the Cherokee and the Nez Perce from their homes to reservations.

Congress has recognized a debt owed to Indian tribes and passed legislation to protect, or restore, Indian cultural sovereignty.^[1]

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-This is a sad period in America's history, contested by some as to whether it happened or not. Others have considered such viewpoints the equivalent of denying the Holocaust.
+This is a [[liberal]] and anti-[[American]] myth.  There was no "[[genocide]]" of American Indians as the term "[[genocide]]" is understood.
-The term refers to fighting between the [[United States]] and [[Native American]] settlements and cultures, and 'relocation' of the [[Cherokee]] and the [[Nez Perce]] from their homes to [[reservation]]s. Some might describe this as an invasion, other contest this.
+What the term misleadingly refers to is fighting between the [[United States]] and [[Native American]] settlements and cultures, and relocation of the [[Cherokee]] and the [[Nez Perce]] from their homes to [[reservation]]s.
 [[Congress]] has recognized a debt owed to Indian tribes and passed legislation to protect, or restore, Indian cultural sovereignty.<ref>See, e.g., "The Indian Child Welfare Act," preface, 25 U.S.C. s 1901.</ref>