USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -All of these current challenges-lack of educational opportunity, physical and mental health disparities, the intense impact of historical trauma, lack of economic independence-are part of the great tragedy facing Native Americans: the loss of Native American culture and identity.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ancestors of the American Indians were nomadic hunters of northeast Asia who migrated over the Bering Strait land bridge into North America probably during the last glacial period (11, 500–30, 000 years ago). By c. 10, 000 bc they had occupied much of North, Central, and South America.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prior to European settlement of the Americas, Cherokees were the largest Native American tribe in North America.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the American Revolution, the Washington administration embraced a program to “civilize” native peoples, transforming Indians from tribal peoples into individuals who could be easily assimilated into American society.