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How Are Native Americans Treated Unjustly
1) Indian life on the Great Plains was transformed dramatically, as nearly every Native American was living on a reservation by force, as their land had been taken away from them. One of the Indian's main food supply had degenerated as well, as Buffalo Bill killed 4,300 bison to feed the Union Pacific Railroad crews and the Army killed 9 million buffalo. The Native Americans lost their homes, and their major food source, which is a dramatic change in any person or tribe's life.

2) Yes, the Indian tribes were treated unjustly. They were forcibly removed form their homes to reservations and their major food supply was killed off. There could have been different steps taken to deal with the Native Americans, as it would have been possible


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