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A History of Latino/as and Sports

"Before the arrival of Europeans, Mesoamerican indigenous populations participated in various ball games that served some form of cultural and religious ritual. In an effort to suppress indigenous traditions, Spaniards..." – By José M. Alamillo

Indigenous Peoples and the Environment since 1890

"By the late 19th century, the Indigenous peoples of what became the United States, in an effort to avoid utter genocide, had ceded or otherwise lost their land and control of their natural resources..." – By Marsha Weisiger

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