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Indian Genocide: Slaughter of Native Americans in the Name of 'Civilization' On a cold day in May 1758, a 10-year-old girl with red hair and freckles on her face, caring for the children of neighbors in rural western Pennsylvania. In a few moments, Mary Campbell's life changed forever, when Delaware Indians kidnapped her and included her in their community for the next six years. He was the first of about 200 known cases of kidnapping white people, many of whom were at stake in the ongoing power struggle that included European countries, American colonies, and indigenous peoples who tried hard to defend their population, land, and their way of life. Although Mary finally returned to her white family - and some evidence shows that she had lived happily with the Indians who adopted her - her experience was a warning to white settlers, which sparked fears of barbarous Indians, and created paranoia which escalated into hatred of Indian tribes. Reporting from History.com, since ...