35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

Trista - June 6, 2019

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights
John Trumbull’s painting titled Declaration of Independence. US Capitol / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

26. Unfortunately, the Founders Forgot to Give Them Rights

Despite basing the nation’s founding document on Native American laws, the Founders excluded them from being able to attain any rights for centuries. Today, Native Americans continue to fight for recognition of their rights, to be treated as both sovereign nations and as respected citizens of the United States.

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