RailRuler t1_iz0whm8 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Reply to comment by uberwachin in How did Native American tribes indigenous to Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Shoshone, Blackfeet, Crow, etc.) perceive the land (e.g., thoughts on geothermal activity) and what was their relationship like with white/European trappers and explorers entering the region in the early 1800s? by electricdresses

The spanish destroyed way more than they preserved.

uberwachin t1_iz0zmaf wrote on December 5, 2022 at 5:53 PM

The Spanish preserved way more than any other conquest. That's why 80 to 90 percent of the population in the Americas are indigenous descendants. What's the percentage in the places that used to be french or British colonies?

TheBlueSully t1_iz18oc5 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 6:51 PM

Citation for the 80-90% of the americas?

uberwachin t1_iz1f91o wrote on December 5, 2022 at 7:34 PM

there you go:

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/ethnic-groups/

Mexico

Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.)

Peru

Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and White) 60.2%, Amerindian 25.8%, White 5.9%, African descent 3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.)

Bolivia

Mestizo (mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) 68%, Indigenous 20%, White 5%, Cholo/Chola 2%, African descent 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%; 44% of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.)

Colombia

Mestizo and White 87.6%, Afro-Colombian (includes Mulatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 6.8%, Amerindian 4.3%, unspecified 1.4% (2018 est.)

Honduras

Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and European) 90%, Amerindian 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%

Paraguay

Mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian ancestry) 95%, other 5%