The United States imposed harsh boundaries to keep up the illusion of manifest destiny for the United States and cement its status as a world superpower, but this did not bode well for the indigenous peoples. Families were torn apart and Native Americans were often relocated to reservations that were nowhere near where they originally lived, making it difficult to keep tradition and culture alive. Ultimately, this has persisted into the present day, with tribes separated by boundaries with Canada and Mexico especially getting the short end of the stick, and reservations counted as separate countries. As said by the “Iroquois lacrosse team gives up chance at championship over passports” article in The Circle, the indigenous lacrosse players did consider themselves to be from a completely different country from the U.S., and felt it invalidated them to have “United States” on their passports. The Native peoples see no logic in working for someone they consider an opponent, if they have to have passports at all, especially considering their radically different technology. They don’t want to be misrepresented or not seen as themselves while doing a sport they are passionate about. This persistent issue is reflected in how people have often found themselves forced to hide if they want to visit relatives in a different land, or if they wish to obtain a job they might consider otherwise impossible. The people most knowledgeable in Native ideas were gone, meaning many cultures were lost and it caused massive insecurities from the indigenous perspective. Not only were Natives denied a connection to their homelands, they were also denied a right to be treated like they lived in their own territory, as well as a right to obtain their own artifacts, which explains why many indigenous artifacts end up in museums. The main consequences of this issue have been negative, with Natives unable to acquire things like the foods their ancestors used to eat, as well as needing to combine tribes with very different cultures as acts of preservations, but things are gradually changing. As more indigenous Americans become aware of their history, it gives them a chance to form activist groups and learn the right way to honor their ancestors while fighting for a more equal society. While a view of European-descent Americans as the enemy may be hard to challenge, there is comfort in the fact that people are now more open-minded and willing to open up the country, ensuring that Native American peoples are equal, but still respecting their individuality and right to be a different country if they so choose. Though there is a long way to go, it shows a decrease in the general past racism, as people learn to live with each other in more familiar environments.