1. Native Americans and the United States Genocide
Presented by: Josie Pritchard and Payton Whitehead

2. What is the American/Indian holocaust?
“American Indian Holocaust” was the deliberate mass destruction of the American Indians after the arrival of Europeans to America
Scholars estimate 2 million to 18 million Indians live in North America alone
Estimated 80-90% of this population died after arrival of Europeans

3. History of American Indians
Migration is still under question
Land joined
12,000 years ago
Way of life
Hunting
Religion

4. History of Europeans State Sponsored Search for Riches
Trade routes
Search for Riches
Religious Immigration
Forced Immigration and Enslavement

5. Indian Genocide: Forced Removal of Homedlands
Forced marches
Indian Removal act
“trail of tears”
Cherokees

6. Indian Genocide: Forced Assimilation
Superior Culture
Schools
Language barrier
Look like “white men”
Separating children from family
Farmers and Ranchers

7. Indian Genocide: Removal of Needs
Buffalo
Food
land

8. Indian Genocide: Disease
Most Significant Extermination Method
No internal immunity
Smallpox
Intentional or not?
Passed through blankets and trading goods

9. Indian Genocide: Massacres
“Trail of Tears”
“Sand Creek Massacre”
“Wounded Knee Massacre”
“Gnadenhutten Massacre”

10. Results Europeans outcome Indians outcome Genocide or not?
Preventable?

12. Works Cited
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