This lesson is appropriate for high school students, in my opinion, but not for younger students. I am not advocating returning the country to the Indians and I am happy that Anglo culture prevailed in North America. However, it is always good for us to be presented with both sides of any argument, and I believe it is appropriate for high school students to ponder the feelings of the Indians. After all, I believe that we are now experiencing the same invasion of our culture as the Indians did at that time.....different circumstances, but certainly the same feelings as we watch everything we love and value fade away.
>>>After all, I believe that we are now experiencing the same invasion of our culture as the Indians did at that time.....different circumstances, but certainly the same feelings as we watch everything we love and value fade away.>>>
Yes, and an absolute feeling of helplessness about it.
Good point.
Well put. We're told that it was so evil and wrong for the white man to come to the Indians' land and settle and replace the Indians' customs and ways. Yet, when tens of millions of illegal aliens sneak across our borders now, we are told that we should welcome the "reconquista" and that we are being "enriched."