Similarities Between Silko And Nelson

Silko and Nelson both relate to the landscapes, in some ways they relate the same while in other ways they do not. They both respect the land in a unique way, only talking from the land what they need, and giving back what they do not use. One relates more with the surrounding landscape, while the other relates to an animal.
Silko and Nelson both have learned from a group of people how to use and respect nature. Nelson grew up on a preservation, while Silko lived with Indian and Inuit communities for only a short period of time. One practice Silko and Nelson both use is respect for the animals while hunting, to take it as a sign of respect and give back to the earth what they do not use. Nelson writes “we make no direct mention of hunting,

Silko lives fully with the nature relating to it, his tribe believe that one originated from the depths of the earth (Silko, 1999). A Pueblo believes that one is part of the landscape he is standing on, Silko writes “There is no high mesa edge or mountain peak where one can stand and not immediately be part of all that surrounds” (Silko, 1999). Silko and his people try to be and relate to the earth as much as they can. Nelson would prefer to do what he came out to do (kill deer for food) and then go back to his warm cabin. He does not connect to the earth in the same way Silko does, Nelson bundles up before he goes outside so he does not feel the cold, while Silko would love to feel the sting of the could fresh on his face. Nelson writes once about how the forest helps to hide him, he says “I feel safe and hidden here” (Nelson, 1999), besides that he relates more with the deer, just one animal.
Silko and the Pueblo people are one with the earth, being born from it, and living not with the earth but among it. Nelson respects what the earth has given him, food to eat. But Nelson does not become one with the earth as Silko does, he appreciates the land but also appreciates the warmth of his cabin, staying out of the cold winter. Silko and Nelson both understand the importance of caring for the earth and not abusing it, for it helps them