Whatever happened to all the Native Indians who once roamed this land?

Question

I live in California. We all know it's a very diversed state like most others. I've met a lot of different nationalities, but never Native American. Why are they so rare to find and to meet?

Answer 1

For one thing Im sure of ....they have stopped roaming.

Answer 2

The majority of Native Americans were killed by disease when Europeans first arrived here. They had no immunity to the illnesses that the white men brought and so they died at an alarming rate. Those that were left were eventually vanquished onto reservations in Oklahoma, New Mexico, etc. Native Americans have a higher poverty rate than any other group in this country. The real story of what Europeans did to the Native Americans is often kept from school children so I'm not surprised that you ask this question. I would, however, urge you to read up a little on early American history. You will learn a lot that will fascinate and horrify you.

Answer 3

RIGHT HERE!!!! HELLO PEOPLE, WE ARE STILL HERE. YOU JUST HAVE TO OPEN YOUR EYES. And NO not all Natives live in Oklahoma, we live everywhere. California has one of the largest Native populations. Maybe you just never go to any of the same funtions or events that a lot of Natives go to.

If you want to see a lot of Native people, to to Albuquerque NM at the end of April. There is the largest pow wow in North America, called the Gathering of Nations. You will see over 20 thousand people from all different tribes around the country.

have a good day.

whitney
Shoshone/Walker River Paiute

Answer 4

The United States had murderers like General Nelson Miles, General George Custer, and assorted western 'heroes' such as Wild Bill Hickock wipe out many of the remaining native Americans that survived the sicknesses and diseases that the white Europeans brought over here with them. Diseases wiped them out by the millions. The army and the western 'legends' murdered most of the ones left by the mid 1800's that refused to be forced onto federal reservations by the government.

Today, things are finally turning around for them. They are wisely taking advantage of the whites' hunger for gambling in search of the elusive 'get rich quick' plan, and are profiting big time. Since the casinos are on federal reservation lands, the native Americans do not have to pay taxes on the money that they earn from these casinos. This is only fair, since the federal government allows all of the Saudis and other islamics to come over here and buy up the hotels, motels and convenience stores and allow them to operate them tax-free for the first five years that they are in business. Hell, a natural born citizen of the USA, regardless of color cannot get a break like that!

Answer 5

Um...you do know that most tribes ended up stuck on reservations? Not to say that some don't live off rez...plenty do. But I'm sure it's a hard choice to make...stay there, live poor, and have little chance to better anything...or leave your family and culture for a better education, quality of life, and possibility of helping your people with your education...

Also it's possible that people may just not be what you EXPECT to see if they are Native... I mean, you might meet some guy with short cut dark hair and darker complexion and never guess because it's not what you expected.

Answer 6

read your history books, durring the time when the white man was stealing this land the Native Americans were slaughtered.
the ones that survived were forced onto reservations where they did not have the natural resources to live their lifestyle.

buffalo herds do not tend to stay on a reservation. for years the government made it impossible for them to have a legal job, and they made it impossible for them to live off of the land. it has only been in the last 25 years of so that the population has began to recover. and most of the young people will adopt a white lifestyle and never talk about their native heritage.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Read your history meet the the smallpox that was introduced to them see the child taken from their native parents to be raised in christian catholic schools
see the treaties that were all lies and see the the other atrocities your nation caused among these proud people
read the history you will understand

Answer 9

Because our great white male government/army wiped them off the face of the planet. We wanted their land and we took it. Read up on it and you will find out that our government lied, cheated and stole all their land and when the tribes wouldn't 'behave' as they were told, the army murdered the families in cold blood..

Answer 10

Because they're all in Oklahoma where I live. That's where they were marched to and stuck on reservations, so most of them stay here just because of the family ties and ancestry.

Answer 11

We are still here, watching and waiting. Roaming this land as ever.