At the end of the nineteenth century, most non-Indians believe that Native Americans as a
group will not survive much longer. The term "Vanishing Americans" comes to be applied to
Native Americans. This idea is used to justify continued taking of Native lands and moving the
people to places far away. From an estimated population of 15,000,000 in the year 1500, the
American Indian population declines to a low point of 237,196 in the 1900 U.S. Census. (25 dez 1889 ano – 1 jan 1900 ano)