By 1890, with most forced onto reservations, Native American numbers had decreased to about 250,000, sharply down from an estimated 15 million Indigenous people when Europeans first arrived.

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The population of Native Americans drastically declined due to disease, warfare, and displacement following European colonization, with numbers dropping to around 250,000 by 1890.

By 1890, with Most Forced onto Reservations, Native American Numbers