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Due to the system of formal education that I’ve been exposed to, I knew little about the current whereabouts of Native Americans. Other than is history class Native Americans aren’t really talked about. I had no idea how many Native Americans lived in America, or that they were still facing such great injustice to this day. In the article I saw a picture of a man wearing a shirt that said “Native American Lives Matter”. When I saw that, the lightbulb sort of went on for me. I immediately identified with their struggle. They feel like the government doesn’t care about their lives or wellbeing, which is a very sad and true statement as I’ve learned from this article. I also learned have damaging an underground oil pipeline could be. I had never thought about all the harsh attributes they can