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Subject Indigenous peoples of North, Central and South America - differences why?

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Original Message How come the indigenous peoples of Central and South America comprise a large portion of the population while in North America, they do not?

The intent is not to bash the U.S. for any historical impacts on the indigenous people of the U.S. but to understand why the indigenous peoples of the Central and South America didn't dramatically decrease in population but increase? For example, native Mexicans are basically Indians but I would venture to guess they comprise the majority of the Mexican population while the Native American Indians in the U.S. comprise a very small portion.

What is the theory behind this? I know that European countries like Spain and Portugal were as barbaric as any other invading countries upon other lands but for some reason their languages were adopted in Latin America but the population wasn't affected to the same degree - why?

Any links on the subject would be appreciated.

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