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Examples of animistic philosophy from the chief Seattle's speech

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Explanation:

This is observed through the following lines: “If we sell you our land, remember that the air is precious to us; that the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also receives his last sigh”.
Here the Chief refers to the presence of the souls of their ancestors who are very much living with the tribe even though they are not physically present and the presence of soul in nature and its components.

Secondly in this line “This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” Here we again see animism through personification of the earth.

Lastly, “As we are part of the land, you too are part of the land. This earth is precious to us. It is also precious to you. One thing we know: there is only one God. No man, be he Red Man or White Man, can be apart. We are brothers after all.”
Again the animistic philosophy is replete here as the Chief says that everyone is equal be it the Red Man meaning the tribals and hunters or the White Man referring to the civilised invaders. Also that land has a soul implies and brings out animism in this line.

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