Friday, February 3, 2012

Environmental Racism and Native Americans: A Continued Analysis

Environmental Racism and Native Americans: A Continued Analysis

by Josh Davison

The US army used many tactics in order to get Native Americans off of their land.  Among these, the eradication of the American buffalo stands out in the 1870s.  The army encouraged the hunting of these animals to the point of almost extinction.  These hunts were used to force the Native Americans off their traditional hunting grounds onto reservations further west. 

This is one among many problems involving environmental racism and Native Americans that I will continue to write about throughout this quarter.

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