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I hope you do realize that they were conquerors themselves (between the tribes) and that many tribes happily fought besides the Europeans in order to gain the upper hand over other tribes, specifically, the Cherokee:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee

It also begs the question: What are the Romans and the Arabs going to give my country in return for having conquered us 2000 and 1000 years ago, respectively.

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"Other people were also bad back then" does not negate "we were bad back then".

White colonists have had the upper hand for a few centuries now. It's undeniable that some indigenous groups are still actively suffering from the colonial occupation in the USA. Any and all attempts to help level the playing field are laudable.

If you feel like you are currently underserved by your state as a result of the Roman / Arabic occupation of your state then I hope you too are seeking to redress the balance.

The point was not the "other people were also bad back then" the point was that, the Chereokee themselves were bad people back them.

Chereokee were oppressing the other tribes before the arrival of the Europeans and then fighting along the Europeans in order to dominate other tribes.

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