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Native Americans In Today's Society
There are 196 countries in the world, and each country has anywhere from 10 to 20 different cultures. Native Americans are just one of the many different cultures that are in this world. Native Americans are different than other cultures, they have their own beliefs, perception of time, the way they socialize, their diets, traditions, the way they communicate, heritage and even concerns that are they deal with in today’s

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