[dennisw]

Torture was high entertainment for many Indians. So was war. Many (most) Indian wars were not over hunting grounds and scarce resources. They were for honor, for booty, to capture fertile women to increase the tribe.

[Antoninus]

Torture was high entertainment for many Indians. So was war. Many (most) Indian wars were not over hunting grounds and scarce resources. They were for honor, for booty, to capture fertile women to increase the tribe.

True. Among the Iroquoian and Algonquin tribes, wars could spring up between two nations simply because a man of one had murdered a man of another. If the proper presents weren't made in recompense to the family of the murdered man, war would result. Once begun, wars seldom ended without the utter destruction and eradication of one tribe or the other. This was ensured by the practice of torturing and eating captives -- and creating more murdered victims to be revenged.

[unequallawsuntoasavagerace]

Sounds like the American Indian descendants should be sitting down with the Brits to discuss reparations.

[stand watie]

in MOST Indian wars, there were FEW or NO casualties. counting coup was considered to be a more heroic act than killing.

our tribe was famous for slipping up on another opposing warrior, touching him on the neck with a FEATHER and then whispering:" i have left you alive to be ASHAMED!", and then simply (quietly) disappearring into the darkness."

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