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It says "known". It doesn't say that native populations did not commit crimes among themselves, only that we have no record of such. I don't know whether that'
by Qwertystop 7y ago
It says "known". It doesn't say that native populations did not commit crimes among themselves, only that we have no record of such.
I don't know whether that's accurate, but it doesn't seem too unreasonable. Pre-colonization records are sparser than post.
- sandworm101 7y agoI'm rather sure that the natives knew then, and know today, of past crimes within their populations. Many such crimes were recorded in oral histories.
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- mieseratte 7y ago> I'm rather sure that the natives knew then, and know today, of past crimes within their populations. Many such crimes were recorded in oral histories. Sounds like a fun weekend project, go interview tribal historians for the tribes of that region for crimes that predate the first-"known" crime from TFA and submit it such that the author can publish a retraction.