Many indigenous communities already did that and had counting coup as their form of warfare. There's a Navajo story about a fierce battle that took place and the end result was one person dead. Other nations used sports like Lacrosse to solve issues. You only hear about the violent ones because they weren't killed off as quickly and managed to last the longest.
Many indigenous communities already did that and had counting coup as their form of warfare. There's a Navajo story about a fierce battle that took place and the end result was one person dead. Other nations used sports like Lacrosse to solve issues. You only hear about the violent ones because they weren't killed off as quickly and managed to last the longest.
The phrase 'burying the hatchet' is native American, referring to a method of diplomacy by which two war chiefs would bury a hatchet to signify peace.