The Crows

While reading about the Crows, I was struck by the fact that the U.S. government somewhat unintentionally, destroyed the Crow way of life. Obviously, the U.S. wanted to claim as much land as possible, and generally speaking, they were willing to go to just about any length to do so. This was propagated by Manifest Destiny, and seen as something that was God's will. Because of this, the U.S. government couldn't let the Native Americans maintain control of the land that they  once did, and so, by necessity, the Native Americans needed to go. For the Crows, who were nomadic, the borders for their tribe were the ones that they set up, and defended with their lives if need be, through the use of a coup stick. This was a defining feature of the Crows, literally what made them Crow Native Americans. By setting up parameters for the Native Americans, ones that other tribes could not pass (aside from peacefully or travelling), for fear of federal interventions, the U.S. nullified the use of the coup-sticks. The coup-sticks were useless because the U.S. decided whether or not something was a violation of their rights, and they could never move about in a nomadic fashion again. At least not really. So, in creating the boundaries for the Crow, the U.S. took away a part of their identity, lessened them as they saw themselves, which made the job of violating their human rights that much easier. At least that's the way I see it. What do you guys think?