American Indian as Hunter
- ISBN-10
- 1422315061
- ISBN-13
- 9781422315064
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-08
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing Inc.
- Author
- John Witthoft
Description
The first immigrants to Amer encountered a race of people whose ideas & manner of life were so different from their own that there could be little ground for understanding between them. European & Indian differed in their attitudes toward the natural resources -- land for farming, places for habitation, firewood & lumber, game, & fish -- & they differed in the way they used them. To the Indian, the land & its produce were not subject to individual ownership & control, but were part of a domain controlled by beings who were supernatural. So long as the Indian kept his proper place in the scheme of things, the supernaturals would aid & protect him. Contents of this study: The White Man & the Indian; The World View of the Indian Hunter; & Indian Hunting & Trapping. Illus.
