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some of the humans ARE aliens?
Nah.
Making it "Cowboys & Aliens" instead of the more expected "Cowboys vs Aliens", which, interestingly, most every responder in this thread who referenced the title unconsciously transformed it to, is just a simple homage and allusion to the game so many kids played in the 50's and early 60's when "oaters" were the dominant fare on TV and in the movies.
The game? Cowboys & Indians. It led to legions of younger brothers complaining about always having to play the Indian, who unfailingly ended up losing to the hero cowboy.
That's all. That's it.