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See also the Amish. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-01/why-the-amish-population-is-exploding https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-08-01

• bpodgursky 5y ago
  It's not the same. Amish fertility is 5-6 children per woman. Doubling is expected. Native American fertility is actually below replacement (and lower than white, last I saw). But the definition of NA is more expansive, and the population can "expand" through outmarriage.
  • lalaland1125 5y ago
    > and the population can "expand" through outmarriage You see something very similar going on with the Reform Jewish population. Reform Jews have relatively few kids, but a very high intermarriage rate (about 80% of Reform Jews marry non-Jews!) so you see the Reform Jewish population increasing regardless.
• esens 5y ago
  And also the Haredim Jewish sects are seeing strong growth. Both the Amish and the Haredim reject a lot of modernity and are quite conservative as well look to keep traditional families and gender roles. Probably not a coincidence that there are the groups still seeing strong growth.
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