As far as White European settlement? Only a fool would suggest that it was a bad thing. We civilized an uncivilized country and improved it with electricity, roads, medicine, radio, tv, telephones, mass and private transportation, ad infinitum.
Or, maybe, you'd still rather be living in a teepee, following buffalo migrations for your supper, etc? Depending upon some superstitious dark age medicine clown for your medical care?
Yep life moves on be it good or bad.
Hope yours is a good’en.