That kind of thinking can snowball dangerously. This isn't just some vague concept we're talking about here. Indians had a culture that was based on living off large amounts of land. The government took away their land. You still owe these people something.
Money is a poor excuse, a poor payment indeed, but at least it is there.
There is no statute of limitations on robbing a people of their culture. And the government needs to be held responsible for this. Neither is giving up on the situation and saying we should all just go our separate ways. It was intended to be. However, I retract nothing.