I searched the relevant section of the faq for the words war, fighting, and conflict, but came up dry, so forgive me if this question has been answered.
What were "wars" like in pre-Colombian North America? I realize that "wars" here may not even be an accurate term. It is my understanding that tribes did fight each other for space, resources, and food, so what did this fighting entail?
Were engagements opportunistic? During conflict were there "armies" that searched for each other, or was he conflict closer to guerrilla strikes as available?
I realize that many of these concepts (armies, logistics, command structure, soldiering) may not have existed in these cultures, so any insight would be appreciated.
You might be interested an this post on what war was like in the prehistoric Pacific Northwest.
The impression one gets from the literature is that skirmishes were fairly small, usually one village against another. In my contribution to that thread, I describe a raid of about 800 warriors from one village attacking a village of 15 houses.