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What is an issue indigenous people face regarding assimilation? Describe this issue and any effort made to mitigate it. How effective were these efforts? If they were not effective, what could have been done differently? For ideas, consider researching the White House Tribal Nations Conference of 2009 or the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples issued by the United Nations in 2007.

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This solution discusses an issue indigenous people face regarding assimilation. It also goes into efforts make to mitigate these issues, the effectiveness of these effects, and what might have been done differently.

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Problem: What is an issue indigenous people face regarding assimilation? Describe this issue and any effort made to mitigate it. How effective were these efforts? If they were not effective, what could have been done differently? For ideas, consider researching the White House Tribal Nations Conference of 2009 or the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples issued by the United Nations in 2007.

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