The Unkindest Cut The article, "The Unkindest Cut, or Who Invented Scalping" discusses the controversy surrounding the question of who did indeed invent scalping, white Europeans or Native Americans. ... In 1820, Chief Cornplanter of the Allegany Seneca stated that the Native Americans "lived in peace and had no wars and no fighting". "The French offered to furnish us with instruments of every kind and sharp knives to take the skins of their enemies heads." (Axtell, 451) In 1879, Susette La Flesche, describe in the article as "a spirited daughter of a famous...

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On the other hand, during the wars of independence in Latin America, it was very common for Iberians to intermarry with native peoples, some including Indians and Africans. ... It was the primary (if not only) religion practiced in Great Britain, so no questions were asked when colonial settlers brought Protestantism to North America, for what other religion were they to bring? ... Using the term "Hispanic- includes many other groups in Latin America who don't have any sort of connection to Spain or Portugal, namely the Indians. Indians despise the term "Hispanic-, as it connects them ...

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