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19 Th Century Pueblo Indians
1,767 wordsNavajo Indians The history of American Indians is unique, tragic and optimistic at the same time. It is unique, because Indians were autochthon's of the American continent and have experienced all stages of its settlement by Europeans, beginning from the first colonies of the 17 th century and up to the development of new western borders at the end of the 19 th century. It is tragic, because of the conflict between aboriginal tribes and European invaders, where traditions and way of life of Indi...
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U S Armed Forces World War Ii
1,347 wordsNavajo Indians were one of the determining factors in the United States victory over Japan in WWII. The United States and Navajo Indians problems began to escalate in the late 1860 s. In order to force the Navajo off their land, U. S. Colonel Kit Caron burned cornfields and gardens, killed livestock and game, as well as many Navajos. The survivors, now homeless, began three hundred mile walk to New Mexico. At Fort Summer, the Navajo were treated as the Jews in Nazi Germany concentration camps. T...
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