What message does the white chief sent to the native people?
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Chief Seattle also responds to the charge of
“godlessness” circulated by the conquerors by comparing his
religion with Christianity. He exclaims,
Your God is not our God! Your God loves your
people and hates mine! … If we have a common
Heavenly Father He must be partial, for He came
to His paleface children. We never saw Him. He
gave you laws but had no word for His red
children…
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Chief Seattle’s speech involves newer interests:
With the growth of large environmental and
countercultural New Age movements, a new
Indian image has emerged. Native Americans have become the repositories of a traditional
wisdom to those challenging institutionalized
beliefs…
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