Colonialism; YAY OR NAY

Very interesting points, pointed out by my counterpart. I want to thank him for his in-dept arguments, but I would like to point out flaws in his assertions. He asserts that the First Nation's seldom went to war with other tribes. I would like to contend to that notion by first addressing that the French,British,and Spanish, American-Native conflicts were closely pertinent to the five nations rather than that of the First Nation's. First Nations actually originated more in the Canadian area. In terms of our thesis, we would be referring to the Five Nations or in another term, the "League of Peace and Power". But, A "League of peace and power" is what they seldom were. The five Nations collaborated by predominantly Iroquois, in the 1200s, had pushed tribes of the Ohio River valley, such as the Quapaw (Akansea) and Ofo (Mosopelea) out of the region in a migration west of the Mississippi River. The constituents of the Five nations actually fought against each other by splitting support to either the British or the French. The Osage warred with native Caddo-speaking Native Americans, displacing them in turn by the mid-18th century and dominating their new historical territories. So, to depict the Native Americans as a flawless amicable society is in due part, ignorance. You state that they are dying in the reservations as we speak, and in diligence, I researched that the contemporary health problems of natives include: poverty, alcoholism, heart disease, diabetes and New World Syndrome. If common sense serves me correctly, I think those are problems of all Americans, if not, the whole entire human population.You seem to reiterate the idea that they are dying by the dozens, well, statistics show that along with the 1.9 million American Indian and Alaska Natives, over 5 million Americans indicated on their Census forms that they were of Indian descent. If even a quarter of these 5 million people decide to reclaim their Indian heritage in the next Census (in the year 2000), there could be an astonishing growth in population figures for Native Americans. You state the Native Americans are not contemporary with Americans because we are still governed by the class. I think every country is governed by class. Some people work hard some people don't. Some people are smart and some people aren't. So, to use that as an argument to stigmatize a government as exercising an immoral practice, is also ignorance. You stated that the Aboriginals were doing better without us so why do we even try? To your disappointment, there has been a major increase in college attendance, indicated by the increase in the numbers of Natives taking the SAT--from 2,662 in 1976 to 18,000 in 1989. Of the 103,000 Natives who were in college in 1990, about half were in two-year colleges and half in four-year. The states with highest enrollments are California with 21,000 native students; Oklahoma with 9,600; Arizona with 8,800; and New Mexico with 4,500. Remember, California was part of Mexico; after the acquisition by the American government, California has an economy equal to a whole nation, and it is providing adept college education for Native Americans. You stated that the British had rule over India and did not thrive in any positive ways. Remember an insignificant guy named Ghandi??? Well, this insignificant was of an Indian descent but was a lawyer residing in Britain, thanks to the relations of the Britain-India colonial era. He returned home to be the catalyst of that revolution. I am pretty sure, without the education and customs of the British, he would have never achieved what he had. The last assertion, you stated that only few countries has been shown to thrive through colonialism. This is an assertion of a non-educated opinion and not facts. India's GDP is US$1.237 trillion, which makes it the twelfth-largest economy in the world[112] or fourth largest by purchasing power adjusted exchange rates. India's nominal per capita income US$1,068 is ranked 128th in the world. In the late 2000s, India's economic growth has averaged 7ï¿½% a year, which will double the average income in a decade. Lets not forget about the colonies of the U.S. states, Hong Kong, Philippines, ancient Alexandria, Romans. It is natural that subordinates do not understand the bigger picture of governing, so, before people start to point fingers, they should learn how hard it is to be responsible for a big organization. Thank you---