Maybe the Greeks should get all of their former lands back? or perhaps the Iranians should get all of their land back...or the Egyptians...or the Mongols...or the Turks. Its not going to happen, ever, and thats hardly persecution. Native Americans represent less than 1% of the total population of the US, and not too mention, its already been so far off that I consider myself a native American, my grandparents, and my great grandparents also consider themselves native americans because America is our native country. If you can't let go of the past, don't ridicule the people that had nothing to do with it.