why were native americans killed for there land?
338659
when the europeans first arrived, they claimed the land for their monarchs, since the native americans did not have the concept of private property. so the europeans thought they were free to take it!!! of course, they went through the charade of reading out the legalities in european languages, which the natives did not understand. the europeans "claimed" the land as theirs! then when the natives understood what was happening, that their land was being stolen from them... they resisted. but the europeans had the more lethal weapons, guns... so it was easier to kill off the indians. and later there were treaties, which were often  not adhered to.
223274
The colonists eventually robbed the native americans of the land the native americans lived on for many years.
585879
I think that fighting and exterminating the native Americans was a very unnecessary action, they should have made more peace treaties and live together as one community, that might have stopped the great wars and battles a long time ago, and less innocent people would have died.
1031003
First, most native tribes' reservations sit on land that they had no stake in when their ancestors lived here.\n\nSecond, they are not the real owners of this land. The land now known as the U.S. was taken by force or bought from others who took it by force. Conquest and purchase has always been the accepted practice for gaining territory. It's simply the way of the world. The Indians fought over land with each other before we ever got here and we took it from them by force.\n\nThey don't deserve to have their land back, but they don't deserve to be segregated away on a reservation either. They should have been integrated into our society like every other person.
1180307
There are a couple of flaws in your question: 1) The federal government doesn't collect property taxes, that is done at the local level to fund local projects.  2) The native Americans never purchased the land either, so there is no deed of ownership.  While many injustices were committed against the native American population several hundred years ago, simply giving back all the land would not undo those injustices...and actually would cause more innocent people to suffer if such an arrangement was made.
130814
the puritans were a violent people. they would kill you if you didn't agree with there religion.  they did it in england and they did it here.\n  they said look at all these big tree's lets kill the natives and exploit the land
577029
in the early 19th century,the area around Independence and St.Joseph,Missouri was the "far west". Any farther west was for the most part wild and unknown country. The native tribes considered the erosion causing "rolling carts" and the immigrants travelling them to be trespassers. Tribal relations with the Europeans would decide how  these disruptive white people would be dealt with. It is only after many incidences of treachery, slaughter of cherished food stock animals, land-grubbing,and mass immigration that the natives ran out of answers to the great white problems which seemed to divide their culture with roads and unwanted problems.The phrase "Manifest Destiny" seemed to imply that it was a divine right of the settlers to plant themselves anywhere they wanted to. Often small infractions became larger problems. Misunderstandings with native culture became prejudice and hatred. Native misunderstandings of caucasian culture seemed to prophecize the end of their millenium old customs and traditions. When the trails to the west became more proliferant and widespread and immigration robbed natives of sacred ground,food,and heritage--the tribes retaliated in the only way left available to them--with the same hostilities they used against other imposing tribes. You can only imagine their shock and horror at the explosion of migration when the railroads were built. WHen the Santa Fe trail was completed-the expansion of the US was still in full bloom-many people were seeking the gold and silver fields of New Mexico,Arizona,and California. The southwestern tribes were neither allegiant to Mexico or the Spanish,and now, alien  Europeans were coming to stake their own claims,and subdivert the land with their own strange customs and mannerisms. By the time Geronimo died in the early 20th century,most of these tribes had been secluded to small reservations or removed completely to Oklahoma--
1062813
so how did you come to this conclusion. are you talking about native americans?
361009
#5\n The answeris that the Kiowa, Comanche, Arapahoe, Apache and Cheyenne Indians  and  the federal governement  signed the treaty.  It was signed because the white men wanted peace so that they could throw the indians on to reservations without a fight.  Thjis did not happen though. It only led to more warfare
391710
I suggest to you that you read 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' by Dee Brown; and '500 Nations by Alvin Josephy, Jr.\n\nMost American Indians, if you were to try to discuss openly and fairly with you, would tell you they are quite aware of the tribal divisions among our ancestors.\n\nThese divisions were pivotal in the taking of American Indian lands, as the French, English and U.S. played various tribes against each other by promising them positions of power if their side won.\n\nI believe European history is rife with these kinds of dealings amongst warring factions of peoples too.\n\np.s. who's the author of the book you mention?  And, how could the white hurry up the eventual downfall of the American Indian?  Downfall to who else? The only people to conquer the American Indians WERE the white man.\n\np.p.s. of course tribes fought against each other for control of food supplies, etc. If the early American soil was "soaked in Indian blood", as you suggest, how would you descibe European soil as being?  Europeans killed many more millions of each other before they even thought about sailing over here.\n\np.p.p.s. My e-mail is Wlvrne1964@yahoo.com, if you want to seriously discuss this in a rational way.  I'll address all 3 of your questions.
270841
Think: Cherokee, Chippawa, Lenape, Seminole, Chocktau...all indigenous tribes in our country, all pushed out and massacred for the same reason the aborrigionies and the Indians got some too. We're greedy land bastards.
621586
What about what the Native Americans did to the white man?!?!? Convincing those poor, hapless Euros to take over this seriously polluted land with all of these toxic pesticides and cow sh!t and those ugly cement housing developments everywhere?\nAnd THEN, when they didn't ALL die of diseases right off the bat and the early US government had to chase them all over hill and dale to murder rape, pillage and small pox 'em out of the rest of the place?  Really.  Why can't people just stand still for genocide once in awhile?  They're always trying so hard to defend their families and stuff.  Seems like it would be EXHAUSTING for the perpetrators.
603260
Horrible things were done both to Native Americans and Black people. Black people were kidnapped in the most horrible ways, separated from their land and family only to be treated like animals and be slaves. \nLike you said, Native Americans were treated horrible too. Not just by taking away their children. They were also killed by white people who came to the "New World". \nThis is not a competition. The pain and suffering that one group went through, does not belittle the pain and suffering the other group went through. Horrible things were done, and we should all be aware that horrible things are still being done all over the world to people, just because they belong to a certain ethnicity or religion. We should all practice tolerance. We should all do our best to make sure these kinds of things do not happen again.
1061763
Indian tribes are already considered to be sovereign by the US Government, and governed by treaty.\nIf American Indians tried to take back some of the land, it would be considered an act of war.  And because they also have US citizenship, it would be an act of treason as well.
467466
It those kind of ignorant actions that make they're cause look bad. I hate cowardice actions like that anyways. Hit someone, then tuck tail and run, real brave.....\n\nUnless you believe that everyone just magically appeared in one certain location, how do you know the "Native Americans" did not migrate here? Where you here to bear witness to this appearance? Every race immigrated from somewhere, there were no laws, no governments etc. preventing people from coming here back then. This world is now a lawful world, if you don't abide by said laws you are a criminal. It is really a very simple idea, being made unnecessarily complicated.
954674
Some of the tribe kept their beliefs in patches, but almost all Native Americans were either killed or converted to Christianity like my Cherokee ancestors.\n\nhttp://www.cherokeebyblood.com/religion.htm#B\nhttp://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/North_america/navajo_religion.htm
141055
The Native American Tribe you are refering to is the Osage Indian Tribe.\n\n"the Ingalls family encounters a French-speaking Osage chief, Soldat du Chene. The Indian tribes who lived in the territory the Ingalls and other white settlers were occupying had decided to make war on the settlers. Soldat du Chene and his tribe came to plead with the other tribes not to kill the white people. He told the tribes that if they began to massacre the settlers, he and his strong Osage would fight them. This persuaded the other tribes to go away peacefully. Soldat du Chene thus saved the Ingalls family's lives."