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Lonestarblue

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28. White settlers also had the willing help of the US Army and a government that broke every treaty.

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #18)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 03:43 PM

21 hrs ago

Edited to add this:

Many land-grant colleges also were established with land taken from Native Americans or continue to profit from stolen land with oil and gas leases. Considering the genocide perpetrated on these people, every Native American child should get a free college education.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/investigation-reveals-how-universities-profit-off-land-taken-from-indigenous-people

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