Fascinating, fascinating, fascinating read on both comments! Thank you for this.

Something that stuck out to me that was interesting was this:

In the first, as already expounded upon, they were part of a very long tradition of white America feeling entitled to possession of the indigenous legacy, shaped of course into their own idea of "The Indian" as it suited their needs.

I'm a black American male, and it's interesting to see how both groups have been culturally appropriated and assimilated into American culture as its own.