Who Is Pokagon, Simon's Greeting, Talking Back To Civilization

Pokagon, Simon, “The Red Man’s Greeting,” Talking Back to Civilization. (1): 31-35.
The several desires, lack of trust and nationalistic rivalries on the part of the non-Indians created conflict between the whites and the Native Americans that almost resulted in the destruction of the indigenous people. The Red Man’s greeting is an excerpt that narrates the actions that transpired between these two cultures. Pokagon describes how the whites came to the Native Americans under false pretenses leading to a large outburst as soon as the Indians realized the true intentions of the whites. It begins with how rich the land and oceans were before the pale-faced people came to the shores of North America. There was plenty of wildlife, as well as, plant life that was more than enough to sustain this culture for plenty of years to come.
The writes in his article expresses this nature as their inheritance from the fathers and ancestors. He then discusses how the white man has turned their once home into a city that is consider a wonder of the world. Once there stood a red man’s wigwam, but now they have been replaced by buildings. He narrates how the whites had a lust for gold that meant betraying their hosts among many voices they committed to acquire this gold. Plenty of blood was shed as the Indians were …show more content…
Even after some parts of their land claimed by the whites, they gathered up the strength to try to repossess them as they could see how the whites were misusing resources which, led to depletion. After the early construction of civilization began, many animals in the oceans and on land began to deplete. Most of the gold reservoir was dry due to over-mining. This article written in the year eighteen ninety-three, two hundred years after the first treaties