The American Indian is often portrayed as the "noble savage". One example is that of Chingachcook in Last of the Mohicans.

However, life in early America was a brutal struggle for survival. Great emigrations across the land led to many tribal wars and bred fierce warriors.

Read the critical article that attempts to explore the nature of one tribe - the Comanche - at Tonto and the Comanche.

What your thoughts on the actions of the Spanish, and later settlers, when encountering native tribes like the Comanche? Would your opinion change if the settlers encountered Hopis? Explain.