" No whites would have been killed by Native Americans if they had stayed in Europe. And genocide does not mean every person is killed, just the majority of a race. You can't teach bigots new thoughts. "

" IF!!!!! We slaughered entire nations for land. " brew1234 wrote on Aug 30, 2007 1:18 AM: THEN they would not be here today going to courts trying to get back what they feel they lost--obviously we didn't slaughter them ALL>>and you best read a history book--because many settlers were killed first! NOT to mention Many Indians KILLED other tribes because THEY wanted all the LAND TOO! You see I am Blackfoot Indian-and they were NOT NICE way back when!!!!!! BLACKFOOT; the Piegan; and the Kainah, or Blood, they did not form a unified political entity, they were united in defending their lands and in warfare. The Blackfoot were hostile toward neighboring tribes and usually toward white men; intrusions upon Blackfoot lands were efficiently repelled. CROW: They were enemies of the Sioux. CREE: A warlike tribe. APACHE: Apache are known for their fierce fighting qualities. They successfully resisted the advance of Spanish colonization, but the acquisition of horses and new weapons, taken from the Spanish, led to increased intertribal warfare. The Eastern Apache were driven from their traditional plains area when (after 1720) they suffered defeat at the advancing Comanche. COMANCHE: They were extremely warlike. They are said to have killed more whites in proportion to their own numbers than any other Native American group. They were associated with the Kiowa, the Cheyenne, and the Arapaho. CAYUGANS/Iroquois Confederacy: Hiawatha founded (c.1570) the confederacy to eliminate incessant intertribal warfare and to end cannibalism. NEED I SAY MORE??? "

" I don't remember the Indians going to Europe and taking land away from the palefaces and slaughtering the Europeean families. Then you could validate the murdering of Native Americans. They only killed whites in self defense. And nations are still making reparations to survivors of the Jewish and Armenian genocides from WWII. And if we did not committ genocide on the Native Americans then what is your definition of genocide. We slaughered entire nations for land. "

" Nobody is "Owed" reparations for events that took place in our countries history. That is why its called "History" its in the past "

" Be careful what you call them, what they like depends on what they want. Native Americans or Indians! "

" brew, your answer ranks up with idiots--we never commited genocide against the indians and if you think we OWE them then they OWE US too..many settlers were "scalped" back in the day-should the surviving relatives SUE the Indians for what happened to their LONG LOST family members????? Either way I would WIN from both sides--since I am 1/2 Indian and 1/2 Italian! "

" The answers to your questions are very obvious. They are a sovereign nation that we conquered and committed genocide upon. They waged war against the US as defensive actions against a superior conquering force. Their land was stolen from them and we owe them reparations. The actions of the Native Americans are not at question but our actions are. Set your bigotry aside and face the facts. "