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"it is a book which depicts the story of true Americans , tells the story from the native point of view , not the typical story of the white man where and shows the natives as savages, is a book that makes you think about the abuse made to the original peoples .
Reality shows from the place of happening Every time that a native village is conquered. talks about the cruelty evil and murder of those who were victims peoples.
I believe they find ""Native Americans"" offensive because America is derived from the name ""Amerigo""--the explorer who ""founded"" the continent by recognizing it as a new land during a voyage right after Columbus. Did Amerigo really found the new land? No. That would be the Native Indians. I guess that term is less
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