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
their actions and beliefs. In “The European Impact on the Culture of a Northeastern Algonquian Tribe,” written by Calvin Martin, there is a discussion about spiritual beliefs of the Micmac people. The role of the Micmac hunter in the spiritual world pre-contact times is part of the reading. Hunting was “governed by spiritual rules and considerations.” These rules came about as taboos associated with hunting, though that is how the early French observers saw them. Animals that were hunted and killed
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
Europeans attempt to eradicate all beliefs and values of the Indians, in this instance, had failed (Voices of Freedom, 16). Like Spain, France was a main contender in New World exploration. New France had a relatively small population, and because the French focused on fur trading rather than agriculture, they were forced to develop relatively friendly relations with the Indians. They established both military and economic alliances, and unlike most European nations, did not seek to demolish the current
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