Thanks! I agree, with much of what you said. Native tribes could be vicious to their enemies. Even among the peaceful tribes, they had their warriors who protected them.

Lynda (French, Welsh, Scottish, and proud of a bit of Oglala Sioux from my grandfathers side)

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Hi, Please pass this along to your readers on Rumor Mill. The truth is that all mankind has enslaved, killed, stolen, and committed barbarous acts. No color is exempt. It's time that we learned from our mistakes and moved forward as humans. The native/white man wars were due to invasion. Much as we are seeing the invasion of our lands today by immigrants. Will it reach a boiling point? If history is a teacher, it will.

A Historian

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Choctaw chief Greenwood LeFlore had 15,000 acres of Mississippi land (his Mississippi Mansion home Malmaison) and 400 enslaved Africans under his dominion.

The Cherokee had multiple black slaves and tortured them.
How Native American Slaveholders Complicate the Trail of Tears Narrative
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-native-american-slaveholders-complicate-trail-tears-narrative-180968339/

"The enslavement of blacks by prominent members of all five so-called “Civilized Tribes” (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole + the Mohawk), Smith went one step further, likening the ugly truth of history to a “mangy, snarling dog standing between you and a crowd-pleasing narrative.”

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Which Indian Tribes Tortured Their Prisoners? Nearly all the tribes tortured their captives to some degree...
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The Shawnee tribes would sharpen the saplings that are approximately 2 feet on the ground. Then they were known to make their enemies sit on them and leave to experience an agonizing death.

With the hands tied behind their backs and screams to make it stop, the captured would perish very slowly.

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Aztecs

This is a tribe we have all heard of here and there. However, how much do we know about the empire? One fact is undeniable – they were dangerous!

The tribe ruled a large portion of lands that we are familiar with now as Southern and Central Mexico.

One gory ritual consisted of cannibalism. As gruesome as it sounds, it was a vital ritual for them.

So, they would choose a sacrificial human (often captured from other native tribes) for their sun god. The act of slicing open the chest to take the heart out was customary at the time for them. Their temple altars would be red from the spilled blood as one consumes the heart.

Are you wondering what happens to the rest of the body? According to historians, the victim’s body would be distributed to the noble people in the higher ranks. You can make a guess what occurs afterward.

They believed it was a great honor to have bestowed such a gift as consuming the flesh is thought to be like communing with their gods.

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Cheyenne

One of the toughest tribes among the rest was Cheyenne. They would rather fight to the death than surrender. Some call them the bloody warriors, while others remember them as fearsome fighters who killed General Cluster.

The Cheyenne will fight any tribe or army if threatened. They would kill those who showed support to the white settlements. Moreover, their war parties would raid the plains that went from Texas to Montana.

If you research about the most fearless tribes in Native America, Cheyenne will certainly take a spot.

The tribe would capture warriors from different tribes in the plains. They would ask them to join the Cheyenne society or to die.

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When the Cheyenne tribe fought against Sioux, Cheyenne lost. Such unconquerable was the Sioux. The Sioux was one of the tribes who have fought the longest for their independence.

So, if they resorted to cruelty to achieve victory, I guess it was only fair in wars. However, they also believed that dismembering the bodies of the enemies will cripple them from afterlife revenge.

Hence, the death of General Custer is well known from the battle of Little Bighorn. The Sioux were so fierce as an opponent that the Custer and his men never stood a fighting chance.

Mohawk

Another terrifying tribe, Mohawk, is known for their torture tactics and slaughters. One example is the way they rip out the hearts of the enemies while it still beats.

This gesture illustrates bravery, especially when the warrior eats the beating heart right in the battle. Butchery and killing were not rare at the time, but the Mohawk tribe was something else!

There were many ways they would torture the people. The horrifying of all was when they would lock the people in one place and burn the whole house. This was how they would rage in war.

You will be able to recognize them by their infamous body stripes and centurion haircuts. They will keep fighting until there is no one left. The Mohawk tribe instills fear wherever they reach.

At one point, they even caused extinction to over ten native tribes due to the aggressive killing nature.

Apache

Even if you did not know before, know that the Apache was the last one to surrender to the U.S. army eventually. It was not an easy surrender either. The tribe took down as many white people as they could before yielding.

As you have learned by now, giving up is not in any of the Native American tribe’s forte. The Apache is a proud tribe who attacked the settlements and travelers whenever chanced upon.

The life of the Apache tribe was all about raiding, taking captives or horses, and killing. Much like the Viking tribes. They are fast, strong, and loved to ambush the enemy territories. They fought valiantly in order to protect their lands from the U.S. army.

Comanche

History has not been kind to the Comanche's.

The Comanche is a true example of a people who would do anything to save their homelands from invasion. It is precisely what they tried to do. They are, in nature, loving people who are proud and respected the Earth.

This is a tribe that firmly believes in preservation for the future generation. So, imagine when someone tries to take it all away and disrupts the peace formed over the years.

No one should anger a Comanche, for it will be the last thing you do. Similarly, during the Western settlement expansion, their lands were used. It was unacceptable.

Thus, they had transformed into one of the fiercest tribes who fought the invasion. Such were the testaments of their fearsome bravery that the two other tribes joined them to fight against the U.S. army.

They robbed, plundered, and killed until their buffalos were eventually hunted and decimated. It was due to that plus the spread of diseases that they finally gave in to the U.S. government.