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First Americans

Bayard

(26,390 posts)

1. Racist and disgraceful

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 01:16 PM

Jul 29

The article says they targeted young girls in Native schools, many of whom didn't know what had been done until they were ready to get pregnant years later.

They also threatened women that they would lose their benefits if they didn't agree.

And they continued the practice after it was outlawed. One in four Indigenous women were sterilized.

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