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Indigenous peoples of the Americas

Peoples indigenous to the Western Hemisphere

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Nov 30, 2025
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Are arrests of Native Americans by ICE happening on tribal lands and what legal issues arise?

Reports from early and late 2025 show multiple incidents where ICE officers have stopped, questioned or arrested Native Americans — sometimes on or near tribal lands — triggering tribal warnings, lega...

Dec 13, 2025
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are skin walkers real?

Skinwalker stories are a long-standing element of Navajo and other Native American folklore — described as witches or shapeshifters called yee naaldlooshii — but there is no verifiable scientific evid...

Oct 28, 2025
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How does the percentage of white Americans on government assistance compare to other racial groups?

The data provided show that , but Black and Hispanic people are represented at higher rates relative to their population shares in many measures, revealing in program participation. The available anal...

Oct 31, 2025

Which racial group has the highest reported cases of sexual assault per capita according to the 2024 crime statistics?

The available 2024 data and related analyses consistently indicate that among U.S. racial groups in the provided materials. Multiple datasets and summaries—covering sentencing records, lifetime preval...

Nov 13, 2025

Which ethnic groups have the highest reported rates of child sex abuse?

The available analyses converge on a clear pattern: , with sexual abuse comprising a minority share of total maltreatment reports (around 10%). The data offer a contrasting picture when looking at off...

Jan 25, 2026

What is the meaning if the 8 posted stars on flags

on a flag is not a single, uniform symbol; its meaning depends on cultural, historical, and design context — ranging from celestial bodies (sun, Venus, North Star) and religious or mythic references (...

Jan 15, 2026

Is ice using racial profiling?

Available reporting shows strong, repeated allegations that ICE and other DHS agents have engaged in practices that amount to racial profiling—especially against Latino, Native American, and other peo...

Nov 16, 2025

Many argue that voter ID laws are a form of voter suppression targeting Black, Latino, and low-income voters who may face greater barriers to obtaining government-issued IDs

Research assembled by academics and advocacy groups finds that strict photo voter ID laws are associated with reduced turnout among racial and ethnic minorities—studies report declines for Latino turn...

Jan 29, 2026

How do per‑capita sexual assault rates by race change after adjusting for age and socioeconomic status?

Adjusting per‑capita sexual assault rates for age and socioeconomic status narrows—but does not uniformly erase—: younger age profiles and concentrated economic disadvantage account for a meaningful s...

Nov 28, 2025

Child sacrifice infirst nations?

Archaeological and historical evidence shows that child sacrifice occurred in parts of the pre‑Columbian Americas—notably in Andean Inca rituals (capacocha) and in some Mesoamerican contexts such as o...

Nov 26, 2025

Do Native American communities generally view non-Native children wearing feather headdresses as disrespectful or educational?

Native voices and academic reporting in the provided sources overwhelmingly describe full-feathered Plains warbonnets as sacred, earned regalia that many Native Americans find disrespectful when worn ...

Nov 15, 2025

Famous individuals wrongfully deported by ICE and their stories

High-profile examples of people wrongfully detained or deported by ICE appear repeatedly in recent reporting and litigation: advocates say at least some people were taken from immigration court and ru...

Nov 7, 2025

What is the historical relationship between Native Americans and Black Americans?

The supplied materials portray a between Native Americans and Black Americans marked by cooperation, conflict, intermarriage, and competing claims to freedom and status. Scholars and narratives in the...

Oct 23, 2025

Which US states have the highest rates of sexual assault per capita, and what are their ethnic demographics?

Alaska and several Plains states consistently appear at the top of state-level rape or sexual-assault lists, with Alaska often reported as having a rate roughly three times the national average; natio...

Jan 13, 2026

What specific constitutional provisions restrict ICE detention and deportation practices?

The Constitution constrains ICE’s detention and deportation practices mainly through the Fifth Amendment’s due process protections, the Suspension Clause and habeas corpus traditions, and citizenship ...

Dec 15, 2025

Can Black individuals have predominantly non-African ancestral origins?

Yes — people who identify or are classified as Black can have predominantly non‑African genetic ancestry. Large genetic surveys show many self‑identified African Americans average about 73% African an...

Dec 20, 2025

Which US age groups and demographics suffered the highest COVID death rates?

COVID-19 mortality in the United States followed a steep age gradient: the oldest Americans experienced by far the highest death rates, while children and young adults experienced very low death rates...

Nov 16, 2025

Did Charlie Kirk apologize or face consequences for his remarks about Native Americans, and what happened afterward?

Available reporting shows Charlie Kirk made multiple controversial remarks about immigrants — notably a September 1–2, 2025 post saying “America does not need more visas for people from India” and “We...

Feb 7, 2026

What are the rights of U.S.-born citizens during ICE interactions?

-born citizens retain full constitutional protections during encounters with : they have the right to remain silent, cannot be lawfully detained or deported for immigration violations, and generally d...

Jan 22, 2026

Can an individual be detained by ICE without proof of citizenship?

— federal immigration authorities can and do detain people even when those people have not produced immediate proof of U.S. citizenship: policy requires officers to assess potential U.S. citizenship b...