eh, i think any civilization that is brought to the brink of anihilation would do whatever neccessary to survive.
I don't think the powers were balanced, per se. The tribes in the Americas were still using bows and arrows - and the Europeans were using muskets. So, somewhat more "power" on the side of Europeans.
I think at first it was a matter of "not wanting to fight" and it was escalated by various incidents on both sides through out the years. Eventually it because a matter of "stop killing white people" and the government stopped it.
In that case it was really more of a "let's stop the terrorists" fights.
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Power is in the eye of the beholder.
When the whites be holdin' the guns, the redmen saw only power in the hands of the whites. Regardless of the numbers.
That's the point though - put it in terms of today.
A group of three guys walks into a bank. They are armed with guns. The 10-20 employees of the bank are unarmed, but they've got numbers (and money) on their side.
Who wins?
You're walking down the street and run into a gang of three or four intent on robbing you. You're alone, you don't know karate, jujitsu or any other oriental words for that matter, and they got the drop on you. They don't have guns. Just numbers.
Who wins?
You've got a group of fifty white settlers in a wagon train traveling across western Kansas, armed with repeating rifles, lever action .40 caliber Winchesters, plenty of bullets, but only 35 of them are armed. The others are women and children. Suddenly they are attacked by 350 wild assed Iroquois intent on harm?
Who wins?
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One thing to remember with ANY documents on a subject that involves sides, the victor tends to write the history books, so one has to carefully select what is read.
A similar thing would be online with where one chooses to get information. The Onion would not be a wise choice for facts, for example, though it can be entertaining.
Moon eyed people... the wretched ones.
It's an ancient old story I heard as a child, but I don't remember much more than that.
My great-grandmother had a "Mooneye" doll that I played with as a little boy. I was probably three, but I remember it.
The doll was made from clay and cloth and had huge black eyes (probably made of glass or stone). She called the little doll "A Mooneye" and told me they were the people who used to own the land and her people ran them off.
I know there was more to the story but I just don't remember any more than that. But I SURE remembered "Moon eyed people" and "The Wretched Ones".
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I picture Moon Eye dolls like an Emo Bear image I have seen somewhere. I know that's not really what it is though. Some asian dolls use similar structure, but not so much in the way of clay.
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