Native American

Example Sentences

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A group of Native American activists occupied the land during a period between 1969 and 1971, and in 1972, Alcatraz became a national recreation area under National Park Service management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In all of the tension around the founding and the founding documents, there lurks this question of Native American belonging and exclusion and citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Trump, in his Truth Social post, also pointed to Mullin's Native American heritage, saying he would be a "fantastic advocate for our incredible Tribal Communities."

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Later this year, Fairyland will debut a puppet program inspired by Native American folklore as Metz and Miller seek to continue to diversify Fairyland’s offerings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

But the difficulties that linguists have in agreeing on groupings of Native American languages reflect the difficulties that complex Native American societies themselves faced in expanding within the New World.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond