[2banana]

Before Indians were running casinos and selling cigarettes tax-free in North America, they were a stone-age people before the "pale face" came. They had not learned to domesticate animals, they had no written language, they used only stone tools and they had not even yet invented the wheel.

They had never seen a horse, a metal knife, a cart or a plow.

They also commonly practiced slavery, genocide and cannibalism against other tribes. No matter how many times you watch "Dances with Wolves" and "Pocahontas," it will not change these facts.

Most inidan tribes also sided with the British during the Amrican Revolution.

[ClearCase_guy]

Most inidan tribes also sided with the British during the Amrican Revolution.

A true statement, but it doesn't go far enough.

In terms of population percentage loss, the worst war we ever fought was King Philip's War in 1688. King Philip was an indian chief (also known as Metacomet). The indians burned down whole villages. I had a relative (infant) murdered in his cradle. The Colonists' population was small in 1688 and a good percentage of that population was killed in the war. The indians lost the war.

The Indians sided with the French in the French And Indian War (1753). The indians lost the war.

The indians sided with the British in the Revolution. The indians lost the war.

The indians sided with the British again in the War of 1812. The indians lost the war.

As the Americans moved west, fighting was constant on both sides. The indians started quite a few (but not all) of the fights. The indians lost everytime.

The judgement of history is merciless.