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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 3534769" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>There were approximately 500 tribes in what is now the U.S. when Columbus arrived.&nbsp; They were just as diverse ethnically as any other area on Earth and many were at constant war with their neighbors.&nbsp; They didn&#039;t have recognized borders but held onto territory through warfare.&nbsp; Many groups had a word for themselves that meant &quot;the true people&quot; which they saw themselves exclusively as.&nbsp; Just as many Whites saw them as heathens without souls.&nbsp; And many Whites made/make the mistake as seeing them as monolithic, not understanding there are huge differences between Navajos and Cherokees, to name a few.&nbsp; Some Indians, like the Crow, are extremely dark.&nbsp; Utes are tall and light skinned.&nbsp; Plains Indians lived in tipis, Pueblos lived in adobe brick buildings, Senecas lived in wood lodges, Mandans lived in dugout earth lodges, and so on.&nbsp; Some tribes were cooperative with Whites, some fought tooth and nail over every inch of territory.&nbsp; To boil it down into a one size fits all narrative is to show a lack of understanding of what went on to get to where we are now.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 3534769, member: 24302"] There were approximately 500 tribes in what is now the U.S. when Columbus arrived. They were just as diverse ethnically as any other area on Earth and many were at constant war with their neighbors. They didn't have recognized borders but held onto territory through warfare. Many groups had a word for themselves that meant "the true people" which they saw themselves exclusively as. Just as many Whites saw them as heathens without souls. And many Whites made/make the mistake as seeing them as monolithic, not understanding there are huge differences between Navajos and Cherokees, to name a few. Some Indians, like the Crow, are extremely dark. Utes are tall and light skinned. Plains Indians lived in tipis, Pueblos lived in adobe brick buildings, Senecas lived in wood lodges, Mandans lived in dugout earth lodges, and so on. Some tribes were cooperative with Whites, some fought tooth and nail over every inch of territory. To boil it down into a one size fits all narrative is to show a lack of understanding of what went on to get to where we are now. [/QUOTE]

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