In 1823, the U.S. Supreme Court, in applying the Doctrine of Discovery to westward expansion of American settlers, ruled that the U.S. acquired certain sovereign rights over Native American peoples and governments.
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Conquest. #NativeAmericans did it to one another long before white people got here and did it to NAs. All humans have done it throughout our history. I guess it boils down to HOW it was done. Although a beneficiary of white conquest of NAs, I feel a profound sense of shame & can't reconcile the two.
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