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Rising Voices is a collection of poems and essays written by children about different topics. One section is called “Harsh Realities.” The poems and essays in this section describe the hardships that Native Americans face.

Native Americans are treated as if they are newcomers. In “Indians,” Ophelia Rivas points out that the Native Americans were in America before the Pilgrims, Columbus, and the Vikings. Over the years, the European have taken over America, and made Native Americans a minority. The Europeans forced Native America...