These contributions and sacrifices by Native Americans deserve to be recognized!
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The Native American groups in North America didn't live as one established country. They existed as many smaller nations and communities who had different traditions and languages.The act was passed, in part, to recognize the more than 8,000 of Natives who fought in World War I.For example, some Indigenous people used porcupine hair to make
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