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Natives and African Americans have a shared history in enslavement by colonists. Between 2.5-5 million people indigenous to the Americans were enslaved by white colonists.
Enslaved Natives were often shipped far away from their homes or overseas to make escape unlikely
Enslaved Natives were often shipped far away from their homes or overseas to make escape unlikely
Columbus enslaved Natives, mostly women and children to be sex trafficked. Some 500 people were sent to Spain as slaves
My Nation is a part of the Haudenosaunee, otherwise known as the Iroquois Confederacy or Six Nations. We were originally Five Nations. We became six when we allowed the Tuscarora to join us from the Carolinas. They fought and fled to escape being enslaved by the colonists
The tensions leading to the Tuscarora War (1711-1715) was due to the encroachment of settlers onto Tuscarora territory and raids on their people to enslave them.
They ultimately lost after different Natives joined the colonists to fight them. They killed or enslaved 950 Tuscarora
They ultimately lost after different Natives joined the colonists to fight them. They killed or enslaved 950 Tuscarora
Which reminds me for the people who get a couple percentage points in their dna test as NativeAmerican, perhaps it was because of this slave trade and rape of Native women
