Well, here's paper 3 for Historical Interpretation. It's about Native Americans, their social demise since European arrival and why it happened. I think most people would agree that Indians had some say in the matter regarding their marginalization, in other words they could have made some different decisions along the way that may have altered certain outcomes. Most people would also agree, however, that in many ways Indians were dominated by European expansion.
This essay talks about what should take precedence when teaching or writing about Native American history. Should we emphasize the choices Indians did, or may have had, in determining their fate, or should we focus on the dominating aspects of their social plight?
This was a tough essay for me since I don't have a whole lot of knowledge about Native American history yet. However, I think I was able to come up with a reasonable stance based on just a few essays that we were assigned in class. It will be interesting to see how my perspective changes as I move forward towards my degree...
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Read "Amerindian Domination"
Here.
