I wasn’t referring to modern ones either. The Cherokees never lived in tepees or were nomadic for instance.
Kind of hard to blame the indians for not having horses which had to be brought over here.
I’m not saying they were anywhere as advanced as the Europeans, but that especially the tribes that got the apology weren’t exactly what you described them as. Advanced or not a lot of tribes had a pretty good setup before Europeans arrived. Would I prefer it? No, but I just don’t think it is correct to say they were in horrible shape before contact.
I still contend that the stronger culture survived and thrived. What good are apoloigies at this point?