Suppose In order to answer the question, we must realize that the governments of the last 25 years have come to understand that the population of our native peoples has increased to the extent that their numbers today are probably much larger than when the Europeans first arrived on the continent.
Can we infer that "There are probably more native peoples now in this location than there were 300 years ago."? Yes, no, or maybe?
Suppose In order to answer the question, we must realize that the governments of the last 25 years have come to understand that the population of our native peoples has increased to the extent that their numbers today are probably much larger than when the Europeans first arrived on the continent. Can we infer that "There are probably more native peoples now in this location than there were 300 years ago."? Yes, no, or maybe?