>The interpretation of natives as being savage scalpers, while not completely unwarranted, became much exaggerated necessarily to support the 'Manifest Destiny' beliefs of the 19th century.
It was unwarranted. Scalping was an invention of the invaders. Native Americans are called "Native Americans" for a reason.
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends - Martin Luther King, Jr.
