Old Andy just plain did not like Indians as a rule. He wanted all of em out of the area he thought whites should inhabit. After fighting William Weatherford (Red Eagle)they met. Andy found out that Red Eagle was not as savage as he believed. Maybe he had an easier time accepting him because he was of mixed blood. He sure didn't accept his cousin Billy Powell. I believe his story had one of the saddest endings I've ever heard.

The US wanted what the Indians had and they didn't care how they got it. They turned them on each other and used them as shields too. The Agents who may have shown any sympathy toward the Indian was given a short term job.

Funny how everyone now accepts what was done to the Indian was wrong, even the blacks, but no one mentions the slavery aspect with the Indian that existed before the white man entered the North American continent.

In the Gears 'People of' series on the first North Americans, they show the brutality as a way of life. It was based on religion, power and greed. Even with that said, it is understandable. Savage, but there was also deep faith in their customs.

My favorite Dee Brown book is Creek Mary's Blood.

Pam