Presentation, Potency, Prejudice and Pride Challenged by Perspective Since the discovery of The Americas there has been a discussion on who the Natives were and where they belong in history. Early settlers discussed the presence of these natives on what was believed to be undiscovered land. It has become an endless debate, reflecting on the different perspectives of history. It seems to be a tale as old as time, however; the crime inter-twined into history recently resurrected the discussion of when Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean in 1492. He believed he found land that lead to the discovery of Central America, South America, and North America. There is something wrong with the fact that Christopher Columbus discovered The New World
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Without Native American 's assistance early settlers would have been unable to survive in the harsh and unfamiliar climate. With the first acknowledgement of "Indians" the Native American 's profile has been created from outsider views and input. John Smith provided elaborates stories of his interactions, imprisonment, and relationships with Native Americans. "Six or seven weeks those barbarians kept him prisoner...thereon laid his head and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King ' dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death"(Smith). These accounts of his adventures were recorded by him seventeen years after the alleged rescue, leaving opportunity for large elaboration. Smith did that in order to promote his social status. He was well known for his ambitious demeanor. Even if the legend of Pocahontas was true, she would have been around ten or eleven at the time. The differentiation between a good Indian and a bad Indian accentuated the life of Native Americans as savages in the eyes of Europeans. Many his-torians believe that the Pocahontas legend was unlikely and was used as self-promotion for Smith and the demonization of Native Americans (Crazy
Without Native American 's assistance early settlers would have been unable to survive in the harsh and unfamiliar climate. With the first acknowledgement of "Indians" the Native American 's profile has been created from outsider views and input. John Smith provided elaborates stories of his interactions, imprisonment, and relationships with Native Americans. "Six or seven weeks those barbarians kept him prisoner...thereon laid his head and being ready with their clubs to beat out his brains, Pocahontas, the King ' dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death"(Smith). These accounts of his adventures were recorded by him seventeen years after the alleged rescue, leaving opportunity for large elaboration. Smith did that in order to promote his social status. He was well known for his ambitious demeanor. Even if the legend of Pocahontas was true, she would have been around ten or eleven at the time. The differentiation between a good Indian and a bad Indian accentuated the life of Native Americans as savages in the eyes of Europeans. Many his-torians believe that the Pocahontas legend was unlikely and was used as self-promotion for Smith and the demonization of Native Americans (Crazy