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The indigenous people in the U.S. were in the old days called ”American Indians”, but have now changed to "Native Americans". The Indigenous people were about 2% of the population in the U.S., and more than 6 million people identify themselves as Native Americans, although only 1.8 million are members of one of the tribes. The official policy of the United States was to kill Indians (primarily in northern states), and only a small part of the indigenous population survived and are now living in reservations. Reservations exist in all parts of the United States, and some are very old, such as reservations in the area around New York, Connecticut and New England. The largest proportion of indigenous people in the United States is in the south-western states, and the largest single nation is “Navahoene” in Arizona and surrounding states.
 * NATIVE AMERICANS **

THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE EUROPEANS ** The very first meeting with the Europeans became a big disaster for the Native Americans. Trough violence and war they were down suppressed and denied. A lot of people were eliminated by diseases and alcohol which the white population brought from Europe. The Indians, or Native Americans were forced west by the settlers, and their Nation were almost eliminated because of the bloody wars around 1800. It was called a massacre when the Native Americans took revenge because of the encroachment, but when the white population slaughtered down Native Americans; they got a place of glory in the history books.
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