I think the Native Americans themselves were involved in some annexing, pillaging, raping and looting too. I’m sure scalping was a harmless pastime of theirs.
I wonder how many tribes have disappeared from Native American on Native American violence?
Does the title "Last of the Mohigans" mean anything to you? Yep, let's tell the truth. American Indians killed each other off, they raided, raped, took women from other tribes and when horses were re-introduced to America, took horses from other tribes.
However, it was their country and their society and they lived the way they had been taught to live. Europeans came and made them bow to their wishes or they killed them, and even when the tribes tried to live as the Europeans dictated they were killed off(Cherokees spring to mind).
The people alive then have nothing to do with us, we didn't do it and are not responsible. We do, however, need to change the reservation system. It sucks. We either need to make Indian lands a totally different country(as it was originally put forth)or we need to do away with it. The system now in place makes virtual slaves of Indians. The casinos are one way to turn that around.