It's antithetical to Western European thinking that the "Noble Savage" could have such ideas. However, the evidence is showing quite the opposite. I highly recommend reading "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graber & David Wengrow. Not "all" Enlightenment thinking came from Native Americans, but core elements seem to have.

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Giles Crouch | Digital Anthropologist
Giles Crouch | Digital Anthropologist

Written by Giles Crouch | Digital Anthropologist

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