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re: If all the Native Americans had united, could they have stopped the White Man?

Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:56 am to
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Posted on 10/10/14 at 9:56 am to
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history books have to go out of their way to find something impressive that native americans "taught" the settlers to make it seem even.

Burying a fish head with plant seeds to help spur growth is about what they came up with.


Ummm, yeah. History is written by the victors, so how would we know for sure?

But natural medicine, including weed in south America, hunting/tracking, fishing and guerilla fighting techniques (which helped immensely in our own revolution) are a few significant contributions.

Longterm, no, they didnt have a prayer vs the invaders, but no need to criticize. What was done to them by white men is beyond disgraceful.

arse Clown.
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Posted on 10/10/14 at 10:14 am to
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Longterm, no, they didnt have a prayer vs the invaders, but no need to criticize. What was done to them by white men is beyond disgraceful.


By todays standards. Not by the standards of the time.
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