The Indians weren't peaceful innocents that government education would lead you to believe. They were ruthless. Read the book by Herman Lehmann called "Nine Years Among the Indians 1870-1879". You will not feel sorry for the Indians. Besides, how do you know these "original owners" didn't murder the people before them and steal "their" land, we just don't know about it? It wasn't about "the white guys wanted it, they took it". Read about how ruthless and insensitive the Indians were. They were savages. Most of the white families just wanted to live, and the Indians attacked and killed them, usually taking the women and children if they lived and abusing them horrifically. They aren't as innocent and helpless as the government education will lead you to believe.
Thanks for the book title. I'll look into it. Sorry to say, but for all my life I've been programmed to believe the Indians were pleasant, peaceful and helpful to the Whites. i.e. helping the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymoth Rock. And the Indians who lived West of the Mississippi were always in the "right" and they had been taken advantage of by the White man. Your book suggestion might open my eyes to how they truly were. I love researching things and this will be on my list.
The Indians weren't peaceful innocents that government education would lead you to believe. They were ruthless. Read the book by Herman Lehmann called "Nine Years Among the Indians 1870-1879". You will not feel sorry for the Indians. Besides, how do you know these "original owners" didn't murder the people before them and steal "their" land, we just don't know about it? It wasn't about "the white guys wanted it, they took it". Read about how ruthless and insensitive the Indians were. They were savages. Most of the white families just wanted to live, and the Indians attacked and killed them, usually taking the women and children if they lived and abusing them horrifically. They aren't as innocent and helpless as the government education will lead you to believe.
Thanks for the book title. I'll look into it. Sorry to say, but for all my life I've been programmed to believe the Indians were pleasant, peaceful and helpful to the Whites. i.e. helping the Pilgrims survive their first winter in Plymoth Rock. And the Indians who lived West of the Mississippi were always in the "right" and they had been taken advantage of by the White man. Your book suggestion might open my eyes to how they truly were. I love researching things and this will be on my list.