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MAY 29, 2001

There are now more American Indians and bison in the Plains than at any time since the 1870s, according to Census 2000 data.

In a reverse Manifest Destiny of sorts, Whites are leaving the Plains while Indians are returning. The Indian population in North Dakota grew by 20 percent over the past decade; South Dakota by 23 percent; Montana by 18 percent; Nebraska by 20 percent; and Kansas by 12 percent.

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As Others Abandon Plains, Indians and Bison Come Back (The New York Times 5/27)
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