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... Thus, according to Ward Churchill, a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado, the reduction of the North American Indian population from an estimated 12 million in 1500 to barely 237,000 in 1900 represents a "vast genocide . . . , the most sustained on record." By the end of the 19th century, writes David E. Stannard, a historian at the University of Hawaii, native Americans had undergone the "worst human holocaust the world had ever witnessed, roaring across two continents non-stop for four centuries and consuming the lives of countless tens of millions of people."
Yes, we were exterminated for the most part. Traders/trappers used to give out small pox infected blankets as trade for furs. It was all about the beaver hats, you know. That was just a start.
not all tribes, some tribes killed each other, some tribes aided various european groups during land grabs, some native tribes even aided confederates against the US!
Yes, we were exterminated for the most part. Traders/trappers used to give out small pox infected blankets as trade for furs. It was all about the beaver hats, you know. That was just a start.
small pox came from animals that natives wernt use too
not all tribes, some tribes killed each other, some tribes aided various european groups during land grabs, some native tribes even aided confederates against the US!
Woohoo someone knows their history. The Indians cared about conquest just as much as the White man did, the White man just happened to be a better soldier.
You also have to imagine that the White man wasn't as caught up in vice as Indians were while they were losing battles.
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