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It got better for them after the pale faces showed u? Overwhelmingly the Indian tribes were destroyed by the blessings of civilization and what was called Christianity. The first physically destroyed the Indian tribes the latter destroyed the Indians psychologically. We pale faces can enjoy the fruits of our victory without a lot of sanctimonious psalm singing and self congratulation on our great virtuousness.

Overwhelmingly the Indian tribes were destroyed by the blessings of civilization and what was called Christianity. The first physically destroyed the Indian tribes the latter destroyed the Indians psychologically.

In the late 1660s the Iroquois village of Oneida--still pagan at the time--had become an absolute mess. Drunkenness, violence. Torture of captives not unlike the scene narrated above. Even measured by pagan morals, they clearly had fallen from the noble example of their ancestors.

A few Oneidas converted and founded a new Iroquois village near Montreal. They basically kept their Iroquoian culture, but they also made a rule that to live it this village, you had to give up your vices and live Christian morality....and they actually expelled other Indians for not upholding it.

Long story short, this village attracted so many Iroquois over the next few years that the original Iroquois villages got jealous and complained they would be entirely depopulated.

Christianity helped save Iroquoian culture. From itself.

Overwhelmingly the Indian tribes were destroyed by the blessings of civilization and what was called Christianity.

What nonsense. To a large extent, the nations destroyed themselves. Read the history of the Beaver Wars of the 17th century. The Iroquois alone destroyed tens of thousands of their traditional enemies (the Hurons, the Eries, the Neutrals, the Petun, the Susquehannocks, and many others) who had no access to European weapons. They were relentless and merciless, killing and enslaving all within their path.

And the fact of the matter is this: Despite the fact that native peoples were almost wiped out by diseases for which they had no immunity, and fought and lost a war against the Americans, they are still here. In fact, there are more people alive today in the US with native blood than at any time up to the arrival of the Europeans.