Time of Growth

Your colony enters a period of growth. You clear away farmland and your colonists spread out into the surrounding wilderness to create homesteads. At the same time you are encroaching on land belonging to the local Indian tribes. 

Should you respect their territory and slow your colony's growth? This will be necessary to foster a positive relationship with your "neighbors." On the other hand, are you here for land and profit? If so, you may want to take a more aggressive stance. So just what was your policy on dealing with the native tribes?