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Native American Virtues

Native Americans are the most admirable group of people n the United States of America. Spiritual strength, harmony with nature and understanding the continuity of life in general made them a successful race until the arrival of European settlers. Ironically, it is because of the Indians that European descendants exists in N.A. today.
In the seventeenth century, a Naragansett named Squanto helped the pilgrims to survive through their first winter in what is presently New England. Many of the pilgrims did perish, but it is probable that all of them would have succumbed to the elements of winter had Squanto not aided them. Squanto, like many of the tribes that encountered ...

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Nations' downfall. If the the settlers weren't given food and friendship, they surely would've died off and Indians would have been free to continue their successful way of life.
Many Indians lived by a strict code of conduct. Though the specifics varied because of the vastness of the country, the general concepts were

ˇ Social: live and let live

ˇ Environmental: use the land and its bounty; don't abuse it

ˇ Crime: an eye for an eye

ˇ Political: the best interest of the group was more

Imagine the awesome nation we'd have today if these ideals were practiced within our culture and incorporated into our ...

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Added: 7/21/2007 11:41:11 PM
Category: Social Issues
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