• Describe the settlement of the Western Hemisphere from the perspective of a Native American.

     

    Essays1 History, Culture

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Published: 18.01.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Describe the settlement of the Western Hemisphere from the perspective of a Nati', 1.
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Describe the settlement of the Western Hemisphere from the perspective of a Native American.
By most Europeans accounts the settlement of the western Hemisphere brought civilization to an uncivilized people. What they failed to understand was that the Indians had their own beliefs and ways of life that benefited their native population. The Native Americans for example were skilled hunters, farmers and used everything in their environment for survival or for essential necessities. They shared the land together and moved about freely in search of food. According to historian James Axtell,…

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