[Red Boots]

It would be fairer to say that there WAS a European policy of derogating Native American culture. During the settlement period, European colonists (and later, citizens of European ancestory) considered Native American religion false, their culture, food, and language inferior, and their monuments (where they were easily accessible) as worthy only of serving as ready sources for the materials to build the rising cities of the European Americas.

It would also be fair to say that the Indians felt the same way about European culture, it was just that they lacked the means to do anything about it on a large scale.

[Captain Rhino]

Perhaps. But it was a highly stratified society. I imagine a very great number just wanted the killing (by which ever side) to stop so they could go back to tending their maize and other crops.

[Red Boots]

It would be fairer to say that there WAS a European policy of derogating Native American culture. During the settlement period, European colonists (and later, citizens of European ancestory) considered Native American religion false, their culture, food, and language inferior, and their monuments (where they were easily accessible) as worthy only of serving as ready sources for the materials to build the rising cities of the European Americas.

I don't think this attitude was unique to Europeans, is what I mean to say. It exists, and has always existed, in all cultures, even to this day.

It's exactly how Al-Queda looks at us, how the Japanese and Chinese view all other cultures, and how the American Indian cultures looked at European culture. It's basic human nature. What's unique is when any culture is able to look beyond it, at the human being.