<P> Due to the native population having no prior exposure to Old World diseases, local tribes could have lost as much as 90% of their population . This depopulation enabled an easier colonization of the Pacific Northwest by European and American migrants . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . (June 2008) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section is empty . You can help by adding to it . (June 2008) </Td> </Tr> <P> Since colonization, the political and current context of life for these indigenous peoples varies, especially considering their relationship to Canada and the United States . </P>

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