Lately I've been thinking about how America came to be. I thought about what I learned in grade school, how the nice little pilgrims came to America, made friends with the Indians, and then all of a sudden, the Indians attacked the colonists so the colonists fought back and won America. This was my view up to about 8th grade. When I first heard that America was first the Natives land, and that we stole it, I wasn't to fond of the Idea. I liked to think that the way we came about owning this land was justified in a sense. And I still wish that was the case, however, it is true that our nation was pretty much founded by our ancestors robbing the Native Americans land right out from under them. So, if a native American came and knocked on my door, and showed me proof that my land, was really his land that I stole ... who would have the true right to it? I would like to think it's me, but I'm really not sure how I would back myself up.
Hmmm, what do you think? Do you have a right to the land you live on?
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