I’ve heard it went better for the Cherokee than for other tribes, which is why the Cherokee are the ones most people have heard of.
The most successful tribe at adapting to the conditions of European settlement were the Comanches, who dominated a huge region of the west for about 100 years.
Yes—compared to other tribes they did the best. But it’d be pretty depressing to be a chieftain in 1800 knowing that that’s the best you can do.
I’ve heard it went better for the Cherokee than for other tribes, which is why the Cherokee are the ones most people have heard of.
The most successful tribe at adapting to the conditions of European settlement were the Comanches, who dominated a huge region of the west for about 100 years.
Yes—compared to other tribes they did the best. But it’d be pretty depressing to be a chieftain in 1800 knowing that that’s the best you can do.