No expert but things I have seen recently suggest “Clovis Man” was European. So the original “Native Americans” were actually European but this seems to conflict with the narrative so it is ignored.
Fun perspective. I had a recent conversation with a friend about America’s formation, regarding the “Native Americans Indians”. I offer this....
Dating back to 4K to 6K years ago, we have scientific evidence of organized societies. They had language, they were reading and writing. They had developed commerce and societal structure. Technology had evolved. Even in South America, there is evidence of ancient civilizations that had complex communities.... Compared to the American Indians just 300 years ago.
How was it that in a land so fertile and lush, that the inhabitants of what is now America were thousands of years behind in evolution? The how is not that important. But understanding that they did not have written language, never figured out metals and really didn’t have an organized societal structure to manage organized commerce or share technologies. The Indians didn’t have but a basic understanding of math. Initially, they didn’t have horses (Europeans introduced horses to the Americas)
The clash of cultures was inevitable regardless of who settled or colonized the Americas. If not the Europeans, then the Asians. When a race of humans tries to cohabitate with an race of FAR less sophisticated humans, there are going to be problems. Establishing land rights with the Natives was actually attempted. But the Natives had no way to communicate, establish or mark their “territory”, beyond natural boundaries. And the territories they claimed were extraordinarily vast. The Natives were also violent and aggressive, not just with the new settlers, but with each other. They stole children from other tribes. They made slaves of rival tribesman as well.
The point is, the clash of cultures was inevitable regardless of who colonized the continent. It was unavoidable. The specifics of what should have or could have been done can be debated. I’m sure there were injustices committed. But to dwell on the evils associated with that time and history serves no purpose beyond meaningless shaming and guilt tripping citizens for political leverage. And to try to equate current events with that time in history is even more ludicrous.