No disrespect intended Monkey Face but ...............
The indigenous population also accepted rape of young girls and torture of different tribes until death as common and acceptable practices.
They were not noble in much any way, didn’t have many of the virtues of “white man” and were “stewards” of nothing. They didn’t do more damage to the land as that would have required work other than hunting and fishing which we consider a pleasant pastime. I am part “indigenous population” and hate the 7 to 6 grind as much as they would have but I do it and oppose rape and real torture too.
They would have done some “encroaching on wild habitats” if they could have mastered the wheel as every other culture did.
I, too, am part of the indigenous population.
Not all tribes and clans accepted rape of young girls, and Indians were not alone in that concept; and as for torture, I’m sure there was a lot of it around the world.
Please remember that the wheel had nothing to do with birthrate mortality.