European Settlers Didn’t Just Move In — They Destroyed Native Lives

European settlers didn’t just show up in North America and start living side by side. They came in, took over, and wiped out entire Indigenous nations. Think about it — for hundreds of years, Native people lived in harmony with the land, built strong societies, and had deep knowledge of nature. But when Europeans arrived, especially after the 1500s, things changed fast. The settlers didn’t just trade or talk. They forced land, stole food, killed people, and erased cultures. The French, Spanish, British, and later Americans all followed the same pattern — take, control, dominate. Early treaties? They were lies. The promises made to Native tribes were broken every time. The U.S. government built reservations on land that Native people had lived on for centuries. That’s not fair. It’s not just about land. It’s about who gets to live, who gets to decide, and who gets to survive. The U.S. called it ‘progress’ — but it was really just violence dressed up as civilization. Native communities were pushed into small, isolated areas with no real power. Schools taught that Native people were ‘primitive’ — that’s wrong. They were smart, strong, and had complex systems of governance. Today, we still see the effects. Broken families, poverty, loss of language. This isn’t history. This is a story of betrayal. The truth is, Europeans didn’t just arrive — they came to take everything. And Native people didn’t just survive — they fought back, often with great courage. But the system was built to erase them. We have to face this hard truth. We can’t pretend it didn’t happen. We have to learn it, accept it, and fix it.