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Why is the population of natives in the USA so low compared to other ethnic groups? The native population is 1.3% (lemmygrad.ml)

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[–] YEAHBUDDY@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Even if the diseases brought by the colonizers were spread unintentionally which they werent it was all intentional. They spread it intentionally.

[–] CicadaSpectre@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised nobody has brought up the smallpox blankets yet when talking about the disease...

[–] D61@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's just too much to remember.

Hell, I just now remembered the forced sterilization campaigns...

[–] Catfish@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 months ago

There's still coercive sterilization being done too. Doctors on reservations are quick to pitch sterilizing procedures for women for issues that can be resolved in other ways.