Right On ! Ownership of anything particularly the land, was not a
concept they understood at all.
zoe
Marshall Dudley wrote:
Sandy wrote:
Hi Donna...
It is sad the way some people treat others but if we learn from it
[in a good way] then we will teach our children not to be prejudice.
The man who refused to buy a horse from your Grandfather shows how
little he knew because it is a well known fact the Cherokee have a
wonderful way with horses.
I suspect that the problem was the reputation long ago that Native
Americans were what became termed "Indian Givers". That is that they
would give you something, then later want it back. The problem was
the difference in culture, from what I understand, many Indian tribes
were communal, and personal ownership of items was not done on many
things, they belonged to the tribe to be freely used by whoever needed
it. A brave could be in possession of something, and if another one
needed it more, he would give it to him. When the situation reversed,
so did the transfer. But the Europeans misinterpreted interpreted the
giving of something to them as a gift, forever. It was really a big
unfortunate misunderstanding.
Marshall
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