▁as ▁the ▁" intent ional ▁killing ▁of ▁five ▁or ▁more ▁dis ar med ▁combat ants ▁or ▁largely ▁un ar med ▁non com bat ants , ▁including ▁women , ▁children , ▁and ▁prisoners , ▁whether ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁battle ▁or ▁otherwise "). ▁ ▁Dis p lacement ▁and ▁dis ruption ▁ ▁The ▁populations ▁of ▁many ▁Native ▁American ▁pe op les ▁were ▁reduced ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁practice ▁of ▁inter mar ry ing ▁with ▁Europe ans . ▁Although ▁many ▁Indian ▁cult ures ▁that ▁once ▁th riv ed ▁are ▁ext inct ▁today , ▁their ▁descend ants ▁exist ▁today ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁blood lines ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas . ▁ ▁F ormal ▁ap ology ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁( B IA ) ▁formally ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁" eth nic ▁cle ans ing " ▁of ▁Western ▁tribes . ▁In ▁a ▁speech ▁before ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁pe op les ▁in ▁June , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁California ▁governor ▁G av in ▁News om ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁California ▁Gen o cide . ▁News om ▁said , ▁" That ’ s ▁what ▁it ▁was , ▁a ▁gen o cide . ▁No ▁other ▁way ▁to ▁describe ▁it . ▁And ▁that ’ s ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁needs ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁books ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Indian ▁mass