The Europeans were the ones to initiate the human encounter seeing that Columbus accidently stumbled upon America. To the natives, the Europeans were strangers, invaders that they saw as threats, causing them to go into a defensive state. The Natives responded in multiple ways based on factors such as: “perceived nature, power and stance of the European challengers” (Axtell 100). In order to maintain the status quo ante, the natives attempted at using five strategies: incorporating the Europeans, beating them, joining them, copying their ways, and avoiding them altogether. The Europeans were seen as “equal or superior” in the native’s eyes “powerful and potentially dangerous “persons,” animated “souls” like their own, or “gods,” “spirits” from the heavens (Axtell 101).
First nations people want to live symbiotically with other
Before Europeans even knew of the Americas there were Indians. The Indians had diverse cultures and conflicts with each other. There were hundreds of different groups of Indians. Most hated each other and killed each other. Some sought to get beyond murder and cannibalism.
Although, some Native Americans resisted the European influence, thus causing some dispute. Furthermore, while wandering the Fort Vancouver Site, I
The Europeans came mostly in peace; however, the Native Americans saw the newcomers as a threat to their livelihood. Amoroleck, an Indian captured by the Europeans after a clash between the two, explained that the Native Americans attacked the settlers because they believed the settlers “were a people come from under the world, to take their world from them.” (Merrell 45) With early conflicts, neither party was coming out victorious with their losses out numbering their winnings between the Indians and Europeans. Eventually, the Native Americans would accept the Europeans and even live jointly, aiding one another whether it was determining the best hunting grounds, planting the right crops in the right area, or incorporating lifestyles by helping round up escaped slaves. The two parties learned to make the most out and how to benefit from each other.
First encounter of American Natives and Europeans date back to the Spanish when Hernando De Soto makes first contact with them in 1540 and Juan Parado in 1567. Land hungry and anticipating dominance, Europeans settled on lands already being occupied by the American Natives. With their arrival they threw the native ways out of balance and harmony. This of course brought devastation to the native peoples balanced system; the effects being a change in native health, slave relations and an unstable balance between the native peoples and the American settlers. From the white Anglo-Saxon perspective, they believed that what they were doing was spreading good faith and making the Indians civilized as well as giving them culture, while at the same
The relation ship between the settlers and the Natives weren't just about warefare. THough, their relationship didn't start off great and didn't end with making amends. Nonetheless there was more to their relationship. They ha negotiations, tradings, they even exchange about some information that they learned.
The settlers grew plants, raised livestock, but expected the Native Indians to do the same. Native Indians wanted to do everything their way. This lead to starvation in many regions. ”Many Paiutes died of starvation at Pyramid Lake” said Sarah Winnemucca. The language was another conflict by speaking with the settlers.
The European exploration to the new world only brought chaos and destruction to the Natives Americans. As the European settlers began to settle within in Indian territory in Jamestown, the Chief leader Powhatan did not attack nor came close contact with the outsiders. It was only a matter of time were the colonist would ran out of food, specially when winter came. Many starve to death, other went crazy, buy the indians felt from them and they fed them. The Natives Indians felt that by this peace would between them, they thought wrong.
Cherokee Voices When the topic about Europeans coming to the New World the first thing that comes to mind is the valiant and audacious Christopher Columbus, the voyager, coming to the New World and peacefully interacting with Native Americans on the same level. Native Americans welcoming in these exotic folks and having no questions about them occupying their land and not becoming hostile. While, Europeans populate the New World and implement a numerous amount of commodities without any repercussions and the best of both worlds unify. This is not at all what occurred.
