The Indian Awakening In Latin America

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and the
lessons which they learned of respect for nature was passed down to their
children for generations. Much of the land they once owned was stolen from them
when the Europeans invaded.
Another aspect which was described in this book was religion and the
effects it had on the natives of Latin America. The Catholic church was forced
upon many of the Indians when the European, mainly Spanish, ideologies were
forced upon the Indians. The church claimed to want to help them to enrich thier
lives and help their communities. The new church soon forced the natives to work
for many days without any pay. The impression of the church was forcfully
imposed on them in many ways. The Europeans believed that the Indians were not
equall to them. The believed the Indians did not know any better, and the
religion they followed wasn't the true one. If the Indians didn't want to
worship the Catholic religion, harm was given to them oftentimes. Religion has
always been an important life to the ...

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time as the history of their people is not adequately taught or is not
represented correctly. The details of the rich history of these indians are not
taught to them. The information has caused many Indians to loose touch with
there true culture. Furthermore, this has aided to help devide the Indians, even
within their own country. This has been another major struggle the people of
Latin America face. Of the people that are trying to ban together to stop the
discrimination, and total dominance over them, people from different tribes are
trying to combine their efforts in all areas such as government. This is a
difficult task to accomplish. Their struggle is not as strong as it could ...

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