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In reply to the discussion: I could see that the white man did not care about each other the way our people did. [View all]hopemountain
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I could see that the white man did not care about each other the way our people did. [View all]
tecelote
Oct 2014
OP
Yeah they went to war for resourses just like Every other race , they killed other tribes for food
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#18
He's saying that Whiteman didn't care for it's people like our people did for our own
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#32
They didn't accumulate wealth while they let their people starve, is what I got out of it.
bravenak
Oct 2014
#35
What do you think happened when you took horses and hunting grounds in war ?
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#42
It doesn't work out like that when large group of mostly just elderly , childern and women
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#52
And then the europeans came and killed off the millions of people who had survived.
bravenak
Oct 2014
#54
No , what I started was the Whiteman comment in the OP and how native americans were so different
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#68
You know , the only one so far that has tried to use a strawman argument in this entire thread
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#79
If you reread my posts I'm the one who wrote the cultures were different in how wealth
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#88
That's how it's was achieved , greed for the best hunting grounds , greed for the fastest ponies
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#94
Native American tribes did war against one another for resources but they did so for
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2014
#86
That was the wealth in how they perceived it . Claiming the land where migration of game animals
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#98
Not when it was raids against other tribes for horses , Many had more horses than they needed but
scarystuffyo
Oct 2014
#147
How do you feel about ruining a thread we were all enjoying? We were having a pleasant discussion.
Enthusiast
Oct 2014
#119
I think the point is that, WITHIN THEIR TRIBE, they cared for their own people
thesquanderer
Oct 2014
#129
If you are going to cut and paste information without attributing it, and pretend you wrote it ...
kwassa
Oct 2014
#99
What he was seeing even back then was that his tribe took care of their own in a community linked
jwirr
Oct 2014
#60
And in the past, most such chiefs would have quickly found themselves without people
Scootaloo
Oct 2014
#43
And where do you get your data? Our tribe has several casinos and they not only pay a dividend
jwirr
Oct 2014
#65
The change in our tribe is unbelievable. The homes are repaired, the schools are good, anyone who
jwirr
Oct 2014
#127
Where do you hear this? Because I've just spent some time looking for evidence of
Maraya1969
Oct 2014
#87
500 posts since joining 10/7 - if nothing else you are very prolific scary stuff yo
lunasun
Oct 2014
#151
I am now reading: Bury my heart at Wounded knee by Dee Brown. Breaks my heart
Paper Roses
Oct 2014
#12
Always felt this to be the case. 'Whites' as generally identified, come from a continent that was at
freshwest
Oct 2014
#19
Native people were much less reliant on and desirous of mfg. goods, materials
appalachiablue
Oct 2014
#81
Black Elk would be one of my ancestors...If he could see me now, I hope I would make him proud.
Tikki
Oct 2014
#34
The USA Gov.will never allow a Ghost Dance for peace, prosperity, and unity across the regions
Sunlei
Oct 2014
#137
Chief Seattle's reply to a Government offer to purchase the remaining Salish lands:
AgingAmerican
Oct 2014
#143