"They lived here before us, and then we came and kicked them off their land." said 7 year old Kristophe Renaldy, a second grade student. And he had it right.
When Christopher Columbus came upon America, he found a civilization already living and inhabiting the land. America was the Native American's home, and as young Kristophe proclaimed, we kicked them off they're land.
As more and more English settlers traveled to America, the Indians began to retreat farther back; they eventually became hated, often referred to as "savages", and pictured as malicious and terrifying beings.
Their discrimination extended on through history, eventually coming to a time when President Andrew Jackson ordered their removal (against court rulings), which would be called The Trail of Tears. Native Americans were viciously uprooted from their homes and forced to travel thousands of miles to a new "home" that had only the bear necessities to live. Much like the genocide of Jews by Adolf Hitler, it was Jacksons attempt to destroy the Natives.
Many Natives are still in poor living conditions today, often living on reservations in attempt to keep their tribes and their heritage intact.
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