Today during class with Deron we discussed about Sovereignty and I brought up a certain point that I thought I’d share with everyone. I felt that part of the reason for Europeans having viewed Natives as being savage and sub human was due to the Native Perspective of being just as important as the animals and every living thing on the Earth. That Native people still maintained their connection with the Earth as stewards of the land rather than just takers of resources. Like in European culture and still to this day America and most of the world has viewed itself, and human beings as being a separate entity from Nature, rather than acknowledging that we came from the Earth, that it is our Mother, and not simply a resource to be taken and used as we please. This is what I feel to be true, if you have any questions regarding my perspective on this issue, or if I was not clear enough, then feel free to ask questions. And just be sure to tell me how you feel about this, what your point of view is, etc.
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I believe you are right when you say that native people maintained their connection with the earth. In the spiritual sense, our bodies are composed of the elements of the earth and when we die, our bodies will decompose back into the elements of the earth. Native people respected mother earth and depended on the earth for their survival. They were in-tuned with the natural rythms of the seasons. They knew when to refrain from fishing during certain periods to maintain their ecological habitats. These are good points you bring up!