Their "way or life" was African slave trade lmao
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So much so that when some strange, swarthy people came on moving islands carrying fire sticks and wearing an unknown armor, other tribes threw themselves at these strangers and begged them to help kill the Mayans. Same for the Aztecs. And while there were plenty of American Indian tribes that were reasonable, there were plenty that were just as insane and violent. Which is why so many Westerns have Indians as the bad guys.
But remember, they are just poor, misunderstood, Noble Savages and we should learn from them. (note: this stance makes a lot more sense now that I have gone back and learned more about Rousseau)
I will say, the only difference is that the North American tribes were a lot less violent than the Central Americans.
The Iroquois never pulled any crazy shit like that.
Yeah, there was scalping, but they literally did that to everyone including each other. And it wasn't super common, normally it was just proof that they had killed someone.
Deathly winters which kill half your young really puts a damper on the ability to sacrifice half your young in extravagant religious rituals.