The Terrifying Collapse of the Plains Indians - History Dose
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Date: 2022-09-15
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Christopher
This is a wonderful video. No matter what your beliefs or ethnicity, the story of the indigenous peoples of the Great Plains is tragic. Their way of life had to end, that's the way of the world: adapt or die. However, the way it ended did not have to be so bloody.
In my opinion, if the settlers had tried to convert the indians, respecting them as fellow human beings, rather than trying to exterminate them as a lower life form, things could have turned out differently. In South America, where the Spanish carried out a policy of conversion and granted citizenship to the natives, a hybrid culture flourished throughout the 16th to 18th centuries. There were many abuses and massacres, but Spanish policy was never one of extermination and pillage, as in North America.
One cannot but feel admiration for the pride and bravery of the Great Plain warriors. I do not fall for the romanticised version of tree-hugging pacifist hippies, so often presented these days. They were brutal killers, often more brutal than the white man. But the genocide that occurred was a terrible crime.
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This is a wonderful video. No matter what your beliefs or ethnicity, the story of the indigenous peoples of the Great Plains is tragic. Their way of life had to end, that's the way of the world: adapt or die. However, the way it ended did not have to be so bloody.
In my opinion, if the settlers had tried to convert the indians, respecting them as fellow human beings, rather than trying to exterminate them as a lower life form, things could have turned out differently. In South America, where the Spanish carried out a policy of conversion and granted citizenship to the natives, a hybrid culture flourished throughout the 16th to 18th centuries. There were many abuses and massacres, but Spanish policy was never one of extermination and pillage, as in North America.
One cannot but feel admiration for the pride and bravery of the Great Plain warriors. I do not fall for the romanticised version of tree-hugging pacifist hippies, so often presented these days. They were brutal killers, often more brutal than the white man. But the genocide that occurred was a terrible crime.
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Gen
This sounds like what China is currently trying to do with the populations that are indigenous to the areas they have taken over. So many times across so many cultures has a conquering force tried ro eradicate the indigenous. I cannot fathom for the life of me what causes this kind of hatred. You would think we have evolved past this, but it is still happening today in many parts of the world. When will we learn to coexist? I am so fortunate to have been born where I was, and to live in such an amazing and diverse place as I do. Even with the problems my country faces still in many places, here in Las Vegas, we are very diverse, and my personal experience with the local community has been mostly positive. My neighbors are all from different parts of the world, and we all interact and share our diversity with each other. It is such a transient town that hardly anyone who lives here is native to the city. I am very fortunate.
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This sounds like what China is currently trying to do with the populations that are indigenous to the areas they have taken over. So many times across so many cultures has a conquering force tried ro eradicate the indigenous. I cannot fathom for the life of me what causes this kind of hatred. You would think we have evolved past this, but it is still happening today in many parts of the world. When will we learn to coexist? I am so fortunate to have been born where I was, and to live in such an amazing and diverse place as I do. Even with the problems my country faces still in many places, here in Las Vegas, we are very diverse, and my personal experience with the local community has been mostly positive. My neighbors are all from different parts of the world, and we all interact and share our diversity with each other. It is such a transient town that hardly anyone who lives here is native to the city. I am very fortunate.
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Jacques
Not directly related, but while in captivity, Geronimo became a born again Christian, converted by a missionary. Dutch Reformed, I believe.
Custer's last stand, though successful, was the high water mark of Indian warfare. The incident so shocked the Nation that the government treated the Indian wars like regular warfare, rather than as a nuisance and a side show. It was a great tactical victory, but a huge strategic error.
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Not directly related, but while in captivity, Geronimo became a born again Christian, converted by a missionary. Dutch Reformed, I believe.
Custer's last stand, though successful, was the high water mark of Indian warfare. The incident so shocked the Nation that the government treated the Indian wars like regular warfare, rather than as a nuisance and a side show. It was a great tactical victory, but a huge strategic error.
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Natural
Very well done. Great job.
As tragic as it is, if it were not one group of people, it would have been another. The Rus, other Asians, people of the Muslim world. Right of Conquest isnt fair, neither is life. Atrocious and appalling things can be done to anyone at any given time. This is the world we live in and our fore-bearers have established. May we all find our own peace.
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Very well done. Great job.
As tragic as it is, if it were not one group of people, it would have been another. The Rus, other Asians, people of the Muslim world. Right of Conquest isnt fair, neither is life. Atrocious and appalling things can be done to anyone at any given time. This is the world we live in and our fore-bearers have established. May we all find our own peace.
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Auzie
The irony of what the United States government did to the Native Americans is that the United States government slowly but surely does this to its own citizens in the modern era.
Working ever vigilantly to take more from us and demand we do whatever they say, even more ironic that their ever important goal is to take the citizens' guns from them. for obvious reasons.
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The irony of what the United States government did to the Native Americans is that the United States government slowly but surely does this to its own citizens in the modern era.
Working ever vigilantly to take more from us and demand we do whatever they say, even more ironic that their ever important goal is to take the citizens' guns from them. for obvious reasons.
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gatocles99
The population of Native Americans is today, at the highest it ever was in history. That is hardly a collapse.
The tribes who lived from plunder. and who broke treaties to engage in plunder. earned the ire of other tribes and whites alike. who cooperated to remove the bandits.
The tribes who created and traded peacefully. never collapsed.
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The population of Native Americans is today, at the highest it ever was in history. That is hardly a collapse.
The tribes who lived from plunder. and who broke treaties to engage in plunder. earned the ire of other tribes and whites alike. who cooperated to remove the bandits.
The tribes who created and traded peacefully. never collapsed.
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Rylon
As a white man whos family was adopted into the gros ventre tribe in northern Montana. I literally just got back from a month long trip up there and to see the places where these things happened, and to see the long term impact it had on an entire culture. It all gives me very haunting feeling, and makes me not trust the government even more
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As a white man whos family was adopted into the gros ventre tribe in northern Montana. I literally just got back from a month long trip up there and to see the places where these things happened, and to see the long term impact it had on an entire culture. It all gives me very haunting feeling, and makes me not trust the government even more
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Leidersammlung
Oh well.
Would you like to hear how the Catholics tortured and murdered my ancestors? Should I hate modern Catholics?
Mayhem, murder and death lies in all of our past.
Get over it, move on, and make this a better time, well never change, or get justice here on earth for what has happened to our ancestors.
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Oh well.
Would you like to hear how the Catholics tortured and murdered my ancestors? Should I hate modern Catholics?
Mayhem, murder and death lies in all of our past.
Get over it, move on, and make this a better time, well never change, or get justice here on earth for what has happened to our ancestors.
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history
Man. my country's history is cruel. I think us Americans may have been one of the worst people to treat the natives. Their modern culture, as far as I can tell, is nearly gone. I hate history a lot of the time, but all I can do is look forward and hope and help the future get better and restore what has been lost.
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Man. my country's history is cruel. I think us Americans may have been one of the worst people to treat the natives. Their modern culture, as far as I can tell, is nearly gone. I hate history a lot of the time, but all I can do is look forward and hope and help the future get better and restore what has been lost.
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Dakota
Im from the Dakota people on the southern boarder of Canada, I watched your Viking raid video and instantly knew I would be subscribing for more, now you have a video on native history its amazing dude cant wait to see what you have in stored for us!
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Im from the Dakota people on the southern boarder of Canada, I watched your Viking raid video and instantly knew I would be subscribing for more, now you have a video on native history its amazing dude cant wait to see what you have in stored for us!
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Monty
Funny how in his flowery retelling of history, he neglects to mention the bountiful slave trading going on between tribes, exchanging black people for their labour. It's such a one-sided and biased take on the history of the region. Such a shame
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Funny how in his flowery retelling of history, he neglects to mention the bountiful slave trading going on between tribes, exchanging black people for their labour. It's such a one-sided and biased take on the history of the region. Such a shame
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Mahfouz
With the blood wet foot dangling against his mount, Sitting Bull journeys back to familiar earth. Where swaying hills slope into cool rivers and wolves wonder under silver light. This is just so beautifully delivered.
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With the blood wet foot dangling against his mount, Sitting Bull journeys back to familiar earth. Where swaying hills slope into cool rivers and wolves wonder under silver light. This is just so beautifully delivered.
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PrimeStopper
The History of the plains has always fascinated me. I am a native Blackfoot and believe this history is interesting yet so disturbing. But we need to learn from our history as to not repeat it again
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The History of the plains has always fascinated me. I am a native Blackfoot and believe this history is interesting yet so disturbing. But we need to learn from our history as to not repeat it again
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LocalNoob
the fact the holocaust and japense extermenation of the chinese in ww2 is so remembered
But no one talks about americans exterminating every single civilization on american soil before them lol
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the fact the holocaust and japense extermenation of the chinese in ww2 is so remembered
But no one talks about americans exterminating every single civilization on american soil before them lol
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Chris
The accounts you proclaim of Sandcreek are a blood libel, but even if they were true itd show a moment of human emotion lashed out against the savagery European settlers were faced against day to day.
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The accounts you proclaim of Sandcreek are a blood libel, but even if they were true itd show a moment of human emotion lashed out against the savagery European settlers were faced against day to day.
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Steve
The Plains Indians' culture sounds much like the culture of the ancient Celts who, ironically, were the ancestors of many of the American settlers and soldiers who eventually overwhelmed them.
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The Plains Indians' culture sounds much like the culture of the ancient Celts who, ironically, were the ancestors of many of the American settlers and soldiers who eventually overwhelmed them.
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Cody
The Lakota became exactly what they where trying to fight. If they wouldve been smart enough to unite with other tribes the west would look significantly different to this day.
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The Lakota became exactly what they where trying to fight. If they wouldve been smart enough to unite with other tribes the west would look significantly different to this day.
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To
That was one of the biggest genocides in the worlds history committed by the US government. Never recognized. Because as long as you have the biggest army, you are always right.
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That was one of the biggest genocides in the worlds history committed by the US government. Never recognized. Because as long as you have the biggest army, you are always right.
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avatar2350
To put this in simple words, Indigenous peoples suffered Genocide
A majestic contrast between beautiful storytelling, and heart wrenching facts. Thanks History Dose
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To put this in simple words, Indigenous peoples suffered Genocide
A majestic contrast between beautiful storytelling, and heart wrenching facts. Thanks History Dose
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SAM
Scalping innocent settlers, mutilating American soldiers, being surprised that we are better at war than people who never even mastered smelting. Just Indian things.
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Scalping innocent settlers, mutilating American soldiers, being surprised that we are better at war than people who never even mastered smelting. Just Indian things.
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