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A 5 page discussion of the numerous lessons presented in this book on Native American history and the culture’s impacts on the Europeans who invaded Native lands. This book offers a provocative view of the manner in which mainstream America is indebted to its indigenous inhabitants the Native Americans. Despite the lack of recognition of the fact, many attributes of Native knowledge and culture became slowly and indelibly engraved into white culture. In “Native Roots” Weatherford presents a clear and logical argument that what developed even more slowly over the years which would follow was an interdependence of white and Native American culture. The author of this paper contends that the scenario which is related in “Native Roots” has a number of implications, particularly to the liberal arts classroom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of the manner in which mainstream America is indebted to its indigenous inhabitants the Native Americans. While the initial relationships between the Europeans who invaded Native shores was at
first amiable it soon evolved to open hostility. Ultimately one overthrew the other and took the helm of this "new world". This process occurred to a large degree
without a full appreciation of just what Native culture and knowledge had to offer White America. Despite the lack of recognition, however, many attributes of Native knowledge and culture
became slowly and indelibly engraved into white culture. In "Native Roots" Weatherford presents a clear and logical argument that what developed even more slowly over the years which would
follow was an interdependence of white and Native American culture. The scenario which unfolded has a number of implications, particularly to the liberal arts classroom.
For lack of a better term, this paper will refer to the indigenous peoples of the Americas as Native Americans. It is imperative that the
student remember, however, when studying Native Americans that there is no one description which fits all Native Americans. Interestingly, one of the first tasks undertaken by Weatherford is to
define the term "Native American" itself. Indeed, the term Native American is a confusing term, a term which has its roots in the initial discovery of this continent by
non-Native individuals, individuals who arrived from that continent we refer to as the "Old World". The precise determination of exactly who "discovered" what and when is one which entails
much debate. Suffice to say though that Europeans arrived on this continent at some point in the past. Despite the presence of thousands of Native inhabitants, these Europeans
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