Talk:Wars of the indigenous peoples of North America

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[edit] Title incorrect if this is to include non-US wars

Title is OK for wars between, say, the Cherokee and Chickasaw, and I guess because Alaska is American now the Russian-aboriginal Battle of Sitka (1904) is legit here; but I object to the use of the American term for aboriginal people if it's in reference to wars in Canada or New Spain; it gets dicier in two of BC's wars (the Fraser Canyon and Wild Horse Creek Wars) because Americans were involved, if not the United States as a government or military. The title is even more inappropriate for the two Riel Rebellions ("rebellions", so-called by central Canadian historiographical prejudices/propaganda). Not sure what the title should be, then; but "Native American wars" doesn't cut it for what this page is supposed to be; easier to adjust the Indian Wars page to remove the overt American-history bias from that term (i.e. to set a precedent). Suggestions? Skookum1 22:17, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I agree, this should be something like Indigeneous Peoples of North America Wars. Excellent points on here and on Indian Wars page : what is the perspective? I am fairly sure some Apache groups didn't really look at the US/Spanish boundary. From a different perspective, consider that Vandals and "other barbarians" who invaded what we call Italy or Europe. They are the equal of the european North American invaders to the indigeneous peoples of North America. Interestingly, at least in US schools, the story is generally told from the "Western Roman Empire" perspective. Go figure :)

Like the "Western Roman Empire", indigeneous people of North America also fought each other. Tbat is why I added a topic. Just more food for thought. --Rcollman 12:46, 15 March 2007 (UTC)