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Letter To Christian Charity
The conspiracy that the narration of the spirit of Pontiac’s Letter was influenced or altered by European or European-American powers for their own political or cultural agenda is supported by two main texts, A Letter to French Authorities and A Model of Christian Charity. A Letter to French Authorities shows in lines one hundred sixty-five through one hundred sixty-nine that the French wanted to turn the natives, Christian. Some Christian beliefs are present in the story such as in lines. Some may argue that in Pontiac’s Letter the god warns the natives of the whites or French, “The land where you live—I made it for you and not for other people. Why do you put up with the Whites on your lands?” If the narrative was changed why would they keep this part that directly criticizes them? If the French kept this part of the passage the Natives would then know that the French changed it. …show more content…
This same message is present in Pontiac’s letter especially when God explains “Nevertheless, you caught animals to eat and dressed in their skins, but when I saw you giving yourselves to evil, I withdrew the animals into the depths of the forests so that you would need your Brothers to supply your needs and clothe yourselves. All you have to do is become good and do what I want and I will send the animals back for you to live on.” In lines, one through nineteen and throughout the text a theme is to uphold, please, and worship God. This same idea is emphasized in “Letter to Pontiac” and could have been implanted by the
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