People Live Only Upon Cod” by French priest Chrestian LeClerq who was traveling with the Micmac Indians. It is a documented response by an unknown Micmac leader to European, particularly French, claims of superiority. In analyzing this document, we will find that the cultures of the French and the Micmac were vastly different. We will also discover what the Micmac and the French thought of each other. To begin, we must first talk about the various comparisons that the Micmac chief makes in “Your People
Religion and spirituality have been complex issues in the United States of America. This is especially true when it comes to Native Americans. Since the 16th century, contact between Native Americans and Europeans has been filled with both good and bad. In this paper, the issue of religion and spirituality and how they figure into the story of Indian-European contact between the 16th and 21st centuries will be discussed. The people of the Eastern Woodlands held beliefs about the human, natural, and
way of life that was unfamiliar to the Native peoples. The Europeans’ interpretation of civilization was the opposite of the Indians. Europeans regarded themselves as the superior beings. In a document, a Micmac composed a scathing response to French criticism of Indian civilization. The Micmac testified, “Though sayest of us also that we are the most miserable and most unhappy of all men, living without religion, without manners, without honour, without social order, and, in a word, without any
over the 17th century, the French and British settled their new colonies in the Americas, despite the presence of the Native American settlements. Both colonial powers proved to initially hold similar goals in establishing relationships with the Native Americans in the New World. However, as time progressed, the French were able to maintain a sense of respect and equality towards the Indians that the British could not, resulting in contrasting relations in favor of the French, concerning the development
Beginning in the sixteenth century, Europeans made the voyage to a “new world” in order to achieve dreams of opportunity and riches. In this other world the Europeans came upon another people, which naturally led to a cultural exchange between different groups of people. Although we commonly refer to European and Indian relations as being between just two very different groups of people, it is important to recognize this is not entirely true. Although the settlers of the new world are singularly
1) An Incident Lu Hsun Six years have slipped by since I came from the country to the capital. During that time I have seen and heard quite enough of so-called affairs of state; but none of them made much impression on me. If asked to define their influence, I can only say they aggravated my ill temper and made me, frankly speaking, more and more misanthropic. One incident, however, struck me as significant, and aroused me from my ill temper, so that even now I cannot forget it. It happened during