I would be willing to bet,truth be told, that it was the french who brought these ideas to the indian tribes and that they were reinforced by the british.
I dont see our founders learning from the tribes
There's probably quite a good deal of truth contained in that sentiment. In Acadia, for example---one of the earliest European permanent settlements in America---the French (thereafter known as Acadians, forefathers of the Cajuns and of Hemingway's Ghost)---got along famously with the Mi'kmaqs, and even intermarried with them. That blend of cultures resulted in a very distinct notion of self-determination and political autonomy from the "mother" country, to such a degree that the Acadians found themselves between a rock and a hard place in the wars between England and France. The English looked upon them as French, while the French looked upon them as Acadian---somewhat of a "fallen" sort of French.
You just didn't see that kind of intermarriage, and hence, inter-cultural exchange, between the Algonquin and the English. Certainly there were "praying Indian" settlements in New England, but their inhabitants certainly did not enjoy the same social status as your average Englishman.