Describe the settlement of the Western Hemisphere from the perspective of a Native American. By most Europeans accounts the settlement of the western Hemisphere brought civilization to an uncivilized people. What they failed to understand was that the Indians had their own beliefs and ways of life that benefited their native population. The Native Americans for example were skilled hunters, farmers and used everything in their environment for survival or for essential necessities. They shared …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 767 total…change there way s and adapt to theirs. So, they felt it was their responsibility to civilize the Indians and put their lands into good uses. Thereby, having them give up what they believed in and what worked best in their lives. Reference: America past and present, volume I, Divine Breen and Fredrickson Williams,copyright 2002 http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit03/context_activ-2.html http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/colonial/indians/indians.html