The This is a [[United Statesliberal]], throughout its history, has repeatedly destroyed numerous and anti-[[Native American]] settlements and culturesmyth. Some were directly assaulted by the There was no "[[militarygenocide]], while others, such " of American Indians as the term "[[Cherokeegenocide]] and the [[Nez Perce]], were relocated from their homes to [[reservation]]s. The state of [[Oklahoma]] was originally the territory of the Native Americans, but it too was later taken by the American government. Later in its history, the United States attempted to eliminate the culture of Native Americans by abducting their children and sending them to boarding schools where they were punished for speaking their native language or practicing a native ritual" 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 [[reservation]]s. [[Congress]] has recognized the a debt owed to Indian tribes as a result of these horrors, and has sought to pass 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>
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