Native American History Essay

Over the last several thousand years there have been the rise and fall of different kingdoms, monarchies, and rules; with that, there have been the rise and fall of different religions throughout the world. Originally humans communicated through stories passed down through the generations and the paintings on the walls. Aboriginal people never wrote or documented their stories and rituals; it was all passed down by word of mouth. It was relayed down from parents to their children, to their children, and their children, this happened for generations. The stories were communicated; they connected the natural life in the sky, the stars and the earth, the people and the animals, the land and life; it connected everyone and unified everything. It
The only concern the new settlers had been the new reform of life, the age of a new era, the age of the civilized man. With the civilized man came illness, plague, pain, but also a new way to believe, a new God. With the civilized settlers came a scripture that told of their god, a god that was all powerful and all knowing. It was believed that if God did not will the settlers to do as they pleased, the savages would have weapons that could stand up to the settlers. The natural inhabitants did not have the power; they were overpowered. The rituals of the ancient people were pushed away as they were pushed off their
This scripture led to the demolition of cultures and different groups of people all throughout history. The Bible is written and is tangible evidence while the ways of older religions held by the aboriginal people was only passed down by mouth. It wasn’t something that was tangible, so therefore it was inferior to that of the Bible. It was easier to dismiss the religion of the indigenous people because it was easier to ignore. It is almost like he said, she said today. A nation has said this, but they don’t have “tangible” evidence to back up their spiritual