There is an actor/historian that is on the Discovery channel once in awhile that dresses in historic garb and plays the part of someone in history. Tells the story in the first person. He does Lewis (or Clark?) quite a bit.
At the end of one of his “shows” he is asked the question about what he finds so amazing about the modern day compared to when he was exploring. He said something like: “That there are still Indians. I would have thought they would have be exterminated. And not only are they still here, they have adapted to the White Man’s culture and are working in stores and businesses.”
To begin, I will tell you that I am atrue American..I served two tours in SE Asia in 1968 and 1969 and am proud to have served MY country.
I am also a native people of this land...a member of the Ani-yun-wiya nation (known as Cherokee).
With this in mind, I ask you...If China or Russia or any other country for that matter landed on our shores to take over...would you fight them? Would you try to adapt? Would you slowly give up where you lived and what you had experienced for your lifetime?
Please answer my questions and think about what you say....
The Oneidas were the only tribe that fought on OUR side during the RevWar...just to set the record straight.