The most ridiculous form of virtue signaling. First off, who did those tribes conquer to take that land? You could pretty much go anywhere in the world and make some claim like this. Finally, if these people were that guilty then go sell your land or find members of the tribe and give away your land
Pretty much, most countries that exist today were won by conquest and they are just as guilty of that as the rest of us.
Were the Americans a bit more shitty to them in history? I could argue yes since they were a bit salty that they sided with the British a lot but since independence there's been A LOT of bad blood and atrocities on both sides, just one side had more firepower.
Canada (under british rule) was way shittier to theirs in far more recent history than the American government. They had some old school atrocities too.
Having lived on both sides of the border, there's a real interesting potential social/political study there (if there was anyone grounded enough in impartial reality to do it), because the populations of natives are entirely different and the only reason is the way the two governments have treated them.
American natives have a much, much higher propensity to blend into American society then do a TP dance on the weekends to keep their kids informed on their heritage. The Canadian ones are like 3rd world ghettos, living on gibs and selling tax free pot and cigs to their "oppressors" with higher crime and abuse rates than a Chicago suburb.
The most ridiculous form of virtue signaling. First off, who did those tribes conquer to take that land? You could pretty much go anywhere in the world and make some claim like this. Finally, if these people were that guilty then go sell your land or find members of the tribe and give away your land
Pretty much, most countries that exist today were won by conquest and they are just as guilty of that as the rest of us.
Were the Americans a bit more shitty to them in history? I could argue yes since they were a bit salty that they sided with the British a lot but since independence there's been A LOT of bad blood and atrocities on both sides, just one side had more firepower.
Canada (under british rule) was way shittier to theirs in far more recent history than the American government. They had some old school atrocities too.
Having lived on both sides of the border, there's a real interesting potential social/political study there (if there was anyone grounded enough in impartial reality to do it), because the populations of natives are entirely different and the only reason is the way the two governments have treated them.
American natives have a much, much higher propensity to blend into American society then do a TP dance on the weekends to keep their kids informed on their heritage. The Canadian ones are like 3rd world ghettos, living on gibs and selling tax free pot and cigs to their "oppressors" with higher crime and abuse rates than a Chicago suburb.