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Define "savages".
Most native groups could be extremely savage, merciless and brutal in warfare; but equally kind and generous to their friends. They were not Christians until some had Christianity forced upon them; they each had their own rules and traditions and were far more independent than Europeans; they lived in close association with their own environment, using food and other resources in a sensible and sustainable way; the Central American societies considered savage human sacrifice, blood-letting and self-torture to be perfectly normal and part of their religion . . . and so on.
Compare any of this with a European medieval battle, an execution by guillotine, the savage civil wars in Europe, the Crusades, religious persecutions in France and England, the savage means used by Henry VIII to end Catholicism in England and you begin to wonder who were really the savages.
The French called all native Americans "sauvages", which really means "wild"; this is an understandable term and reflects the close relationship between native groups and their environments.
"Savages" is a derogatory term that could equally apply to Europeans.
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Why did Chief Seattle call Native Americans savages?
too critize
Movies and television have portrayed Native Americans as?
brutal warlike savages However, in "Little Big Man" (1970), the Native Americans are the good guys and whites are evil.
How does Custer characterize the nature of native Americans?
Custer viewed Native Americans as being savages of wild tribes. He thought they were taking up good land that could be settled by Americans. Custer also believed that Native Americans were uncivilized, useless beasts.
Why didn't the Americans like the native Americans?
Many white settlers in the USA grew to dislike Native Americans because these native peoples occupied land that the new settlers desired for themselves. Additionally:A. The culture of the Native Americans was vastly different than their own. Unsound thinking made "vastly different" to mean un American and unChristian.B. That the Native Americans would at times result to violence to keep their land and culture made them enemies of most white settlers.C. Newspapers aired a policy of hatred against Native Americans
What did the native Americans fear the most?
The native Americans were very superstitious, so they were afraid of storms.
Most Europeans considered the Native Americans to be?
Before the advent of the 20th century most Europeans considered Native Americans to be savages. This, of course, was not the case.
Whom does Frankiin claim are the savages in his Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America?
native americans
A group of savages?
A group of savages was a title given to mean a group of Native Americans. This was to indicate a lack of sophistication.
Why did Chief Seattle call Native Americans savages?
too critize
What is a sentence for the word savages?
Settlers often called Native Americans 'savages'.
How did the English interact with the native Americans?
the whites thought of the native americans as savages and beast. they later took their land and gave them empty promises
How did the native Americans of New York act?
Like savages just the same as they do now
How did General Chivington classify all American Indians?
He classified all Native Americans as savages.
Movies and television have portrayed Native Americans as?
brutal warlike savages However, in "Little Big Man" (1970), the Native Americans are the good guys and whites are evil.
What is the relations with Native Americans?
Not good because the carolinas enslaved native americans.
How does Custer characterize the nature of native Americans?
Custer viewed Native Americans as being savages of wild tribes. He thought they were taking up good land that could be settled by Americans. Custer also believed that Native Americans were uncivilized, useless beasts.
What stereo type does Irving present of Native Americans in the Devil and Tom Walker?
They are stereotyped as violent evil savages.
