Monday, May 27, 2019

Native American Mistreatment

Theytraveledacrosswhatscientistsandhistorianscallthelandbridgethatspannedthedistance betweenmodern daytimeRussiaandAlaska. Thenativesseparatedintomanydifferentfactionsand fannedalloverNorthAmericasometribesbecamenomadicroamingwherevertheirfoodsupply wentwhileformer(a)nativeslearnedtogrowandsewcrops.TheNativeAmericanslivedinmostly peacefulsocietiesuntil1492,whenColumbuslandedonwhatisnowtheBahamas2Thenatives greetedColumbusandhiscrewwithopen blazonryonlytobemetwithharshtreatment,slavery,rape, anddeath. WhentheEuropeansarrived,theyforeverchangedthelivesofNativeAmericansby tryingtotransformreligionandlawthatviolatedNativeAmericancustoms. WhenColumbus,aRomanCatholic,landedintheBahamasin1492,hewasreceived amicablybythefriendlyArawaktribe.TheArakwakpeoplewerealargelypeaceful rules of orderthey hadsettledintheCaribbeanhundredsofyearsbeforeEuropeanexplorersfoundthem. In ColumbusprivatejournalhewroteoftheArawaktheywillinglytradedeverythingthey owned theydo nonbeararms,anddonotknowthem,forIshow edthemasword,theytook

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