This guide is designed to explore Native American history and cultural issues surrounding Indigenous People.
Source: https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/loc/id/132/
“When the blood in your veins returns to the sea , and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you, it is you who belong to this land” - unknown (Native American Proverb)
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