Question

“There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes which are now but a mournful memory.” a) Who is the speaker here? Who are ‘our people’? b) Why has the greatness of tribes now become a mournful memory for the speaker?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There was a time when our people covered the land as the waves of a wind-ruffled sea cover its shell-paved floor, but that time long since passed away with the greatness of tribes that are now but a mournful memory.” “The white man will never be alone. Let him be just, and deal kindly with my people.