Okay ,and then this one isnt answering any of your question,but it is relatable.
I am going to post this too on another relatable topic,but i'll probably be lazy enough to type again and would probably just copy and paste this.
Man,i really have to gave props to my genius and idea here.I'm kinda ego with my idea and brain here.This is what pops up in my mind when i came up with this idea.
What if..........AN MLP VILLIAN KILLED OFF WINDIGOES?
(As my profile name states,i didn't actually watched MLP:FiM and the movie.Only watched some episodes there and forth and caught the glimpse of them.So i might be wrong.)
So,think of it.If the ponies decided to be racist against each other,WINDEGIOES HAPPENS.BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.The ponies will be cautious.Division will not happen easily.But then,if there is no windigoes,THERE IS NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.Thus making the ponies be less cautious,easier to let division happen,because THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCES.Such a BEEG brain move there.
I might be wrong because maybe there is more than 1 consequences that will happen if the ponies decided to be racist against each other.