Don't forget that the victors (us white Europeans) get to write the history. I wonder about your characterization here. If you read about the Lewis and Clark expedition, you can get sort of a random picture of what these inhabitants were like. My recollection is that the expedition only had trouble once; which isn't too bad considering they were a large group of funny looking strangers.
As for rallying against the supposed crimes of Columbus, I would think a rally would be more appropriately directed toward that guy born on February 12th.
ML/NJ
**As for rallying against the supposed crimes of Columbus,**
You’d think they’d LOVE COLUMBUS, he’d have been the perfect college student.
COLUMBUS did NOT KNOW where he was going.
When he returned, he could not say WHERE he’d BEEN.
And he did it ALL with a GOVERNMENT GRANT.