When did people begin living in the land we know today as North America? a. People arrived about 2,000 years ago. b. People have lived on American soil for over half a million years. c. The first people came with Christopher Columbus in 1492. d. Scientists and historians do not have enough evidence to know for sure.

the government paid religious orders to provide basic education to native american children on reservations. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the bureau of indian affairs (bia) founded additional boarding schools based on the assimilation model of the off-reservation carlisle indian industrial school.

answer is a. counterclaims