[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

Bucco, you are the one that needs to get in touch with reality. The natives in America fought each other for land, took slaves and simply fought each other because it was the culture of the warrior that dictated it. The different tribes controlled the area they claimed as theirs and did not tolerate intrusion into their territory. Torture of captives was commonplace. Read up on Lewis and Clark and their experiences crossing the country. There were tribes that allowed them to pass through their territory and other tribes that would fight them. The premise that the American Indian lived in peace and harmony with each other is hog wash. White man just proved to be a bigger and more advanced tribe that fought all the natives and took the land just like the Indians did to each other.

The aboriginal inhabitants of North America practiced cannibalism in addition to being very cruel. Anyone ever see a shrunken head from the Jivaro tribe in Peru and Ecuador? The genetic evidence for human origin of Jivaroan shrunken heads in collections from the Polish museums | SpringerLink

And the Aztecs and mayans? Ever been to Chichen-Itza?

David Scheimann

Conclusive evidence of American Indian cannibalism found | The Seattle Times

New Data Suggests Some Cannibalism By Ancient Indians - The New York Times