>North of the Rio Grande there were 12-15 Million Indians when
>Columbus landed. By the time Europeans reached the continental
>boarders, there were 200,000. That's mass genocide across the
>whole western hemisphere in case anyone want's to know, and
>throughout American history this genocide is perfectly
>legitimate.
>
>"That's why the most famous Indian storytellers in America
>are Kevin Costner and Walt Disney."
>

How many of them died as a result of exposure to disease, though? Surely we can say that expansion caused death, through war, starvation, expulsion from land, but making a blanket statement like that is pretty irresponsible if you don't count the #1 killer.