The myth says they were primitive. The truth? They built civilizations. #history #shorts #myths

We’ve been told that before Europeans arrived, Native Americans lived in small, simple tribes. But that’s one of history’s biggest myths.

Long before colonization, Indigenous nations built massive cities, complex governments, and thriving trade networks. The city of Cahokia — near modern St. Louis — once rivaled London in size, with tens of thousands of residents, monumental mounds, and a far-reaching economy.

Across the continent, the Ancestral Puebloans, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and countless others created sophisticated societies that shaped the land we live on today.

The myth says they were primitive. The truth? They built civilizations.

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