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In this paper, I will argue that the act of genocide as here defined, has been committed
by the United States of America, upon the tribes and cultures of Native Americans,
through mass indoctrination of its youths. Primary support will be drawn from Jorge
Noriega's work, "American Indian Education in the United States." The paper will then
culminate with my personal views on the subject, with ideas of if and how the United
States might make reparations to its victims.

In lieu of the well known and brutal "Indian Wars," there is a means of cultural
destruction of Native Americans, which began no later than 1611. This method was one
of indoctrination. Methods included the forced removal of children from their cultural
milieu and enrollment of these children in "educational programs," which were intended
to instill more European beliefs. As the United States was not formally a Nation, until
1776, it would not be fair to use evidence, before this year......

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