The new Americans who settled the "new world" took control of their own destiny and prevented conquest by British, French, Spanish, or other world empires.
Then, at the same time, these same people took the destiny of Native Americans into their own hands also. These Native Americans were cheated out of their lands and sneakily "rubbed out" by force, religion, and money. They were put on reservations to live out the rest of their lives as dependant captives of a government that cheated and lied to them. Forced onto these reservations by treaties, Native Americans had to stand by and watch helplessly as their culture and people were overcome by a new "white" way of life (sunnetworks.net).
From the very beginning the government of the United States of America had developed a special relationship with Indian tribes. Treaties with Indians were first made under the category of "independent nations" and then later with "domestic dependent nations." Then, in 1871 Congress quit making official treaties with the Indians, but still continued to govern Indian activities. …
