Native Americans
Imagine aliens from another planet landing on earth. Imagine if the people of the land accepted them and taught them how to survive on earth, only for the aliens to take away the land. In “Native Americans: Contact and Conflict,” Native Americans wrote down their experiences, letting the reader get a different perspective on events and occurrences that the reader would not get from reading white colonist papers. The writings provide the viewer with understanding and knowledge of Indian beliefs, culture, and feelings towards the white immigrants. At the beginning Indians welcomed the English with hospitality. In “Speech at Detroit,” Pontiac describes the objects the man who is going to travel packs. The man carries a gun, a powder horn, a kettle, and ammunition. The objects were purposely mentioned in the story. Indians accepted new things the English introduced to them and adapted them into everyday life. Pontiac’s speech was exhorting the Indians. The reader can sense that Pontiac was trying to stir feelings in the audience. The Spirit advises them to “…live as your wise forefathers lived before you.” By referring to …show more content…
Samson wrote “From a Short Narrative of My Life,” in which he wrote his personal experiences and thoughts about his people and the English. Occom converted to Christianity and was educated by fellow Christians. From reading his entry, the reader can easily see that he was a sincere follower of Christ. He loved and was compassionate of his fellow man, Native American or English, referring to them as “poor kindred” and “English neighbors”. The tone of his entry is very sincere. His encounters with the white colonists were civil, although having been cheated by Mr.Weelock, a fellow companion. The reader cannot detect a trace of resentment or hatred towards Mr.Weelock in his
Imagine aliens from another planet landing on earth. Imagine if the people of the land accepted them and taught them how to survive on earth, only for the aliens to take away the land. In “Native Americans: Contact and Conflict,” Native Americans wrote down their experiences, letting the reader get a different perspective on events and occurrences that the reader would not get from reading white colonist papers. The writings provide the viewer with understanding and knowledge of Indian beliefs, culture, and feelings towards the white immigrants. At the beginning Indians welcomed the English with hospitality. In “Speech at Detroit,” Pontiac describes the objects the man who is going to travel packs. The man carries a gun, a powder horn, a kettle, and ammunition. The objects were purposely mentioned in the story. Indians accepted new things the English introduced to them and adapted them into everyday life. Pontiac’s speech was exhorting the Indians. The reader can sense that Pontiac was trying to stir feelings in the audience. The Spirit advises them to “…live as your wise forefathers lived before you.” By referring to …show more content…
Samson wrote “From a Short Narrative of My Life,” in which he wrote his personal experiences and thoughts about his people and the English. Occom converted to Christianity and was educated by fellow Christians. From reading his entry, the reader can easily see that he was a sincere follower of Christ. He loved and was compassionate of his fellow man, Native American or English, referring to them as “poor kindred” and “English neighbors”. The tone of his entry is very sincere. His encounters with the white colonists were civil, although having been cheated by Mr.Weelock, a fellow companion. The reader cannot detect a trace of resentment or hatred towards Mr.Weelock in his