Negative Effects Of European Colonization On Native American Culture

During the colonization period of the Europeans, they stumbled upon the Indians in the Americas. They were “odd” to the eyes of europeans because of how the Indians treated nature. The Indians treated nature as a being of nature that a person can use it but not own it, the unclaimed land was for everybody to use.They valued land as a resourceful use instead of an economic use, they were not devoted to wealth or the “luxuries” of life.Not being selfish was seen as a determining factor of who the person was not the wealth or luxuries that a person had, their reputation was based on how much they shared.
Because of their customs, Europeans tended to view Indians in a positive manner, but that would change when the negatives would outweigh the