> stolen from the hands of the Native Americans who had stewarded them for millennia before colonialism in different forms devastated their tribes. Through invasions, plagues, violence, coercion, bribery, war, and lopsided deals with the United States government, Indigenous groups and their ways of life were nearly obliterated
This clearly implies that invasions, violence, war, were brought by the US government to indigenous groups.
In reality, their "way of life" always consisted of these things.
It's a clear myth being perpetuated in the language of this article — even in words like 'stewarded' vs. 'stolen'.
> stolen from the hands of the Native Americans who had stewarded them for millennia before colonialism in different forms devastated their tribes. Through invasions, plagues, violence, coercion, bribery, war, and lopsided deals with the United States government, Indigenous groups and their ways of life were nearly obliterated
This clearly implies that invasions, violence, war, were brought by the US government to indigenous groups.
In reality, their "way of life" always consisted of these things.
It's a clear myth being perpetuated in the language of this article — even in words like 'stewarded' vs. 'stolen'.