[another cricket]

When the Indians were the sole inhabitants of the wilds whence they have since been expelled, their wants were few. Their arms were of their own manufacture, their only drink was the water of the brook, and their clothes consisted of the skins of animals, whose flesh furnished them with food.

We know that this is not true as a number of Indians were farmers and weavers. Not to mention manufactures of alcohol. You might find it interesting to learn how the Maya for example ingested alcohol. Drinking it is not the only way and their way got you very very drunk.

a.cricket

[Clara Lou]

Face it-- the world was perfect before white people showed up. Everybody got along. It was idyllic. Then the evil, mean, steenkin' white folks showed up-- the source of all evil. /sarcasm
(I get so tired of the whine. Life happens. It's the history of the world. Some win, some lose, the the ones who won lose. Who's to blame because the Neanderthals died out? Somebody's got to be responsible. It couldn't have just happened.)

[Pistias]

a number of Indians were farmers and weavers

Such as? Are you referring to the far Westerners? And Tocqueville notes that the even the Indians who chose to try to adopt the European method of husbandry (notably the Cherokee) were squeezed out of the market by far more experienced and skillful immigrants.