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Of course. Just like any other nation, there were people fighting each other. This has been arguably one of the great factors of the declination and loss of Native Americans in the colonizing of the United States. In that, old grudges from tribes were not willing to fight together against the colonists. Some tribes were not willing to become slaves so they fought. Most others were peaceful people and were willing to make compromises but were tricked.
Almost all native American groups in North, Central and South America had a society based entirely on warfare which was the most important and most fundamental part of life; young men were encouraged to become warriors and gain respect and honours by performing brave war exploits against the tribe's enemies (who for thousands of years were other tribal groups). Women were encouraged only to marry a proven and successful warrior.
This lifestyle was only punctuated by inter-tribal treaties, which were normally temporary. Periods of peace allowed for trade with other tribes, but both sides knew that they would soon find an excuse to get back to the real business of fighting each other. Breaking treaties was part of the culture, it was expected and even welcomed.
I recommend that you read the books "Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows" by Frank B Linderman and "Two Leggings, the Making of a Crow Warrior" by Peter Nabokov.
These two books were dictated to white American writers by the warriors themeslves and both give an excellent insight into the native American Plains culture (which in broad terms applied to all native American cultures). The warrior societies, inter-tribal warfare, gaining war honours and the ceremonies and traditions that accompanied that lifestyle are explained in detail.
Both books emphasise that the native lifestyle ended as a result of white American influence; in the case of Plenty Coups, he said that "after the buffalo were gone nothing else happened", Two Leggings took a different view - for him, nothing else happened after inter-tribal warfare was stopped by the US government:
"Nothing happened after that. We just lived. There were no more war parties, no capturing horses from the Piegans and the Sioux, no buffalo to hunt. There is nothing more to tell."
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Did the french force the native Americans to fight in the french Indian war?
no
What was untimately the biggest threat the native Americans experienced due to the European explorers?
one of the biggest threats was that when the eurpoeans arrived to the other side, the united states of american they threatened the native americans saying they wanted the land that the native americans were on. However the native americans went up with a fight and didnt let them.
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How did Native Americans respond to restrictions placed upon them by the US government?
The Native Americans were angered by what the US government was doing and they began to fight back and rebel against them.
Shoudnt Native Americans fight BACK for their land?
we did and were proud of it. MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS KILLED COWBOYS.
What were the relations between native Americans and New York?
they were nice to eachother?
New netherland relations with Native Americans?
their relationship was good and they made love to eachother
Who did the Americans fight Tippie Canoe?
The Americans for the native Indians.
Did you fight native Americans in the cold war?
no
Did more native Americans fight for british or Americans?
they fighted for british
Why did native Americans fight Americans forces in the northwest territory?
the native Americans were forced west and just wanted to protect there land.
Why did De Soto fight with the Indians?
why did De Soto fight with the Native americans
What did Sitting Bull learn as he was growing up?
how to fight with the british , the british had a war with the native Americans .sitting bull is a native American how to fight with the british , the british had a war with the native Americans .sitting bull is a native American
Why did Tenskwatawa and his brother Tecumseh urge Native Americans to fight against Americans?
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Why did the french british and native Americans fight over the Ohio valley?
it said many native americans' joinied the french ...
Why did Pontiac want the Native American to join forces?
Pontiac wanted to join forces with the Native Americans because Pontiac saw the British as a threat and wanted to fight the British with the Native Americans.
Why did the native Americans fight the settlers?
The indiana wanted there mamas
