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California Natives - The Greatest Disaster in the Nation's History

In california the native population of yuke, nisenan and conka indians is down to around 16 thousand. And 18 80, that's a decline of about 90 %. Lots of things are happening. In part this is about the destruction of native food ways and life ways. More important is the t direct at that takes place on ligenous californians - often sponsored by te california state government. Historians now talk about as a genecide,. That there's a systematic attempt to stop the spread of those peoples. Thet's contributing to the revolutions already taking place in southern africa. Theyre they're bringing in a dstabilizing those

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