Título: Native Americans in the United States
Seção: World War II
Background: Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States. There are over 500 federally recognized tribes within the U.S., about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. The term excludes Native Hawaiians and some Alaska Natives. The ancestors of modern Native Americans arrived in what is now the United States at least 15,000 years ago, possibly much earlier, from Asia via Beringia.

Conteúdo: Iroquois Culture: The Iroquois League of Nations or "People of the Long House", based in present-day upstate and western New York, had a confederacy model from the mid-15th century. It has been suggested that their culture contributed to political thinking during the development of the later United States government. Their system of affiliation was a kind of federation, different from the strong, centralized European monarchies.Leadership was restricted to a group of 50 sachem chiefs, each representing one clan within a tribe. The Oneida and Mohawk people had nine seats each; the Onondagas held fourteen; the Cayuga had ten seats; and the Seneca had eight. Representation was not based on population numbers, as the Seneca tribe greatly outnumbered the others. When a sachem chief died, his successor was chosen by the senior woman of his tribe in consultation with other female members of the clan; property and hereditary leadership were passed matrilineally. Decisions were not made through voting but through consensus decision making, with each sachem chief holding theoretical veto power. The Onondaga were the "firekeepers", responsible for raising topics to be discussed. They occupied one side of a three-sided fire (the Mohawk and Seneca sat on one side of the fire, the Oneida and Cayuga sat on the third side.)  Elizabeth Tooker, an anthropologist, has said that it was unlikely the US founding fathers were inspired by the confederacy, as it bears little resemblance to the system

user: What can you tell me about WWII?

assistant: World War II brought younger Indians in contact with the broader society through military service and work in the munitions industries.

user: How did it do this?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Some 44,000 Native Americans served in the United States military during World War II:

user: How many were lost?

assistant: a total of 1,200 Pueblo men served in World War II; only about half came home alive.

user: Is there anyone of note that the article talks about?

assistant: Elizabeth Tooker, an anthropologist, has said that it was unlikely the US founding fathers were inspired by the confederacy,

user: Why did she say this?

assistant: as it bears little resemblance to the system of governance adopted in the United States.

user: Was anyone else mentioned?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: How did the American's react to the Indians?

assistant: At this time, American society thought that Native American children needed to be acculturated to the general society.

user: Did the two cultures agree on that?

assistant: The Navajo largely opposed schooling of any sort, but the other tribes accepted the system.

user: Why did they oppose it?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER