state the red indians concern for the environment.use details from the chief seattle speech to support your answer
Answers
• He said that every hill, plain and forest in the country was like a sacred pilgrimage to him.
• Even dead lifeless rocks are friends to red Indians reminding them of their past memories
• Ancestors of this race cherish the natural beauty of its flowing rivers, majestic mountains and breathtaking Valleys.
Explanation:
Chief Seattle's speech has been described as one of the most beautiful and prophetic statement ever made on the environment. It refers to the Red Indians' respect and love for their land environment and nature around them.
The speech is the mouthpiece of animistic philosophy * which shows that plants animais and inanimate objects have life like that of man.Seattle in his speech cannot comprehend the idea of selling and buying land as it is a natural resource.He says that he is not talking of land as a piece of geographical area but as the ground rich with the blood of his ancestors. Moreover the world with its valleys its rivers its magnificent mountains is alive and precious.These are the resources bestowed to the man and hence it is important to care for them and thus support sustainable development.It is his duty to use the resources keeping in mind the needs of future generation.