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{{Act of Villainy
{{Act of Villainy
|name = Amerindian Genocide
|name = Amerindian Genocide
|Image = California skulls.jpg
|image = Mystic Massacre 1637 Destruction Of The Pequots in Connecticut.png
|perpetrator = Spanish Empire<br>Portuguese Empire<br>British Empire<br>French Empire<br>Russian Empire<br>Dutch Empire<br>Danish Empire<br>Mexican government<br>Canadian government<br>United States government<br>Argentine government<br>Chilean government<br>Brazilian government<br>Paraguayan government<br>Uruguayan government<br>Guatemalan government<br>Peruvian government<br>[[Confederate States of America]]
|perpetrator = Spanish Empire<br>Portuguese Empire<br>British Empire<br>French Empire<br>Russian Empire<br>Dutch Empire<br>Danish Empire<br>Mexican government<br>Canadian government<br>United States government<br>Argentine government<br>Chilean government<br>Brazilian government<br>Paraguayan government<br>Uruguayan government<br>Guatemalan government<br>Peruvian government<br>[[Confederate States of America]]
|date = October 12, 1492  - present
|date = October 12, 1492  - present
|location = The Americas
|location = The Americas
|motive = Enslave the Native population and use them to find gold<br>Gain the land of Native tribes<br>Impose "superior" cultural values on the Native Americans
|motive = Enslave the Native population and use them to find gold<br>Gain the land of Native tribes<br>Impose "superior" cultural values on the Native Americans
|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Forced assimilation<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Blood quantum]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]}}{{Quote|It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide and slavery, both of which are part of the legacy of the European invasions of the past 500 years. Indigenous people north and south were displaced, died of disease, and were killed by Europeans through slavery, rape, and war.|Excerpt from ''American Philosophy: From Wounded Knee to the Present''.}}
|crimes = [[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Mass murder]]<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Forced assimilation<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Blood quantum]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Torture]]}}{{Quote|It is also apparent that the shared history of the hemisphere is one framed by the dual tragedies of genocide and slavery, both of which are part of the legacy of the European invasions of the past 500 years. Indigenous people north and south were displaced, died of disease, and were killed by Europeans through slavery, rape, and war.|Excerpt from ''American Philosophy: From Wounded Knee to the Present''.}}
The '''Amerindian Genocide''', AKA the '''Native American Genocide''', the '''American Indian Genocide''' or the '''American Indian Holocaust''' and sometimes known as the '''Conquest of America''', is a blanket term for the various atrocities carried out against indigenous peoples of North and South America from their discovery right up to the present day. It is considered to be the foremost example of [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|genocide of indigenous peoples]] and being considered by many historians to be the largest and the worst genocide in history, surpassing even [[The Holocaust]] in scale and numbers of death. It began in October 12, 1492, when the Americas were discovered by the Spanish Empire, and continued well into the 20th century in various different forms and nations, the genocide will ended into the present day. It is estimated a total of 100,000,000 Amerindian people died, with one of the biggest causes of death being [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_smallpox#Epidemics_in_the_Americas illnesses such as smallpox, with some estimates placing 90% of the deaths as a result of the epidemic introduced by European settlers.]  
The '''Amerindian Genocide''', AKA the '''Native American Genocide''', the '''American Indian Genocide''' or the '''American Indian Holocaust''' and sometimes known as the '''Conquest of America''', is a blanket term for the various atrocities carried out against indigenous peoples of North and South America from their discovery right up to the present day. It is considered to be the foremost example of [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|genocide of indigenous peoples]] and being considered by many historians to be the largest and the worst genocide in history, surpassing even [[The Holocaust]] in scale and numbers of death. It began in October 12, 1492, when the Americas were discovered by the Spanish Empire, and continued well into the 20th century in various different forms and nations, the genocide will ended into the present day. It is estimated a total of 100,000,000 Amerindian people died, with one of the biggest causes of death being [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_smallpox#Epidemics_in_the_Americas illnesses such as smallpox, with some estimates placing 90% of the deaths as a result of the epidemic introduced by European settlers.]