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Native Americans
Chapter 1: A Long and Winding Road
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| birthright, n. | a right someone has because he or she was born into a specific group or family, or because it is a right of all people belonging to that group |
| sustain, v. | to keep alive |
| indigenous, adj. | originating in a certain location or region |
| reservation, n. | reservation, n. a separate area of land in the United States set aside for Native Americans to live on |
| tension, n. | discomfort felt when different people or groups disagree and feel anger toward each other; a strain |
| forced relocation, n. | the act of making people move to a new place against their will |