lmm comments on Open thread, 16-22 June 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lmm 17 June 2014 08:44:59PM 3 points [-]

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.

Comment author: knb 22 June 2014 01:49:33AM *  1 point [-]

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.

Comment author: bramflakes 17 June 2014 10:47:12PM -1 points [-]

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.