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The Legacy Of Trust Promises: Native American Healthcare (Note), Hailey Trawick
The Legacy Of Trust Promises: Native American Healthcare (Note), Hailey Trawick
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
From European colonialism to the establishment of the United States, the rights, history, and independence of Native Americans have been systematically stripped away. The American government expanded rapidly, forcibly displacing indigenous populations from their native lands and moving them to reservations with inferior resources and space. During a forced removal, often instituted by treaties between American Indian tribes and the federal government, government officials offered protection and access to resources in exchange for vast tribal land. Although treaty-making with American tribes ended over a century ago, their deleterious and often broken promises continue to haunt us.
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