[birdsongs]

Except many native cultures in the Americas had written languages, going back thousands of years. I think the large scale genocide was a bit more sad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_languages_of_the_Am...

[bcjdjsndon]

There's only so much you can pass on without writing. It's a massive benefit to a society to not have to keep everything in people's heads.

[BigTTYGothGF]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mesoamerican_writing_...