Intro: Since the arrival of the first white settlers in America in 1492, the Native American population has been considered a minority. People who were not as good as the new “white” settlers and unfit to live in the new land of America. As America expanded westward with the Louisiana Purchase and the war with Mexico which ceded the southwest to the United States following the Guadaplupe-Hildago Treaty of 1803, white settlers continued to move west. They found rich and fertile land, but there was a problem. The land they so desperately wanted was already occupied by Native Americans. The stage was set for inevitable conflict as all-out war then ensued between the American government and the natives. Some tribes fought back, such as the Sauk, Fox, and Cherokee. The Sauk and Fox rebelled by force. The Cherokee took a different approach. They decided to assimilate, to try to resemble the dominant white culture. The Cherokee adopted a constitution based on the American model. Additionally, they created a newspaper printed in their native language and in English. They owned plantations and slaves. But all their efforts were not enough. President Andrew Jackson denied their attempts at assimilation and gave them an ultimatum. They would have to leave their ancestors' lands for new lands in Oklahoma or they would be forcibly removed from their homeland in Georgia under a new government, led by President Andrew Jackson. All around the Cherokee, similar tribes were subjected to the same treatment. Most had already left by 1830. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. Under this act, the federal government “provided funds to negotiate treaties that would force Native Americans to move west.” (America...... middle of paper......ux lasted forty-six years." (Zinn, 534) Unresolved issues dating back to the 1600s were finally resolved. Ts4 (NOTE : How to quote an interview?) Americans cannot change their history, but we can now use Native American culture as an example of how we can improve ours. We should take a closer look at Native American values ​​of family, of community. and community. The economy, local agriculture and green energy In Native American cultures, government is like a circle. Every man, every woman and every child has a place and is important. today we are like a pyramid. controlling many, many people at the bottom. Native Americans are not perfect but we can use indigenous culture to address our own growing problems of advanced capitalism, martialism and overconsumption ( interview quote but i know how to quote).....)