| http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; | | | | cultures are reflected here. The fight for land, wealth |
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| INTRODUCTION: | | | | Gary Nash. In his views, Nash shows that the |
| The issues of many societies that have been | | | | differences of the two cultures result to violence |
| colonized are very difficult to deal with. Most of | | | | including killings as the different native tribes compete |
| North America was under European colonialism. | | | | for wealth acquisitions. |
| Different European powers like France, Spain, and | | | | In addition the native Iroquois wipe out the |
| Britain amongst others were the key colonialists. | | | | Huron’s since they were converted, believing |
| This paper aims at looking at the relationship | | | | that conversion will cure them of plague. Due to the |
| between the Europeans and the native Indians. | | | | trade with the Europeans, the local tribes were able |
| ANALYSIS: | | | | to acquire necessary commodities like guns. The |
| The relations of Indians and Europeans in New | | | | acquisition of these items led to increase in inter-tribe |
| France, presently Canada were very volatile. In | | | | wars in search of more land and wealth. Due to |
| addition to this due to the separation of their | | | | differences in wealth distribution and the desire for |
| geographical locations, their societies were very | | | | expansionisms, some of the local tribes were almost |
| different. As a result of this when the societies were | | | | entirely wiped out. These included the local |
| finally combined during the period of the colonization | | | | Huron’s. In addition, the Europeans were also |
| of the north Americas misunderstandings soon arose. | | | | increasing in numbers and some of the local Indians |
| As a result, the native Indians were seen as savages | | | | were driven off their lands. |
| due to their primitive practices by the Europeans. As | | | | The ongoing interactions between the two |
| a result, missionary teams soon sprung up in an | | | | communities were so stressed that they led to |
| attempt to civilize them. As history has shown, the | | | | increased violence. This increased violence led to |
| Indians suffered the most as a result of the | | | | more deaths and destruction of property as the |
| interaction of the two cultures. | | | | communities fought for control of fertile lands, |
| As Gary Nash illustrates and black robe depicts these | | | | increased wealth and the control of trade. |
| cultural issues brought serious problems to some of | | | | CONCLUSION: |
| these so-called missionaries. Black robe is the story of | | | | The interactions of the Europeans and the Indians |
| a Jesuit, father laforgue. | | | | never improved ever during the 18th century and the |
| Thus, the movie and novel the black robe revolves | | | | 19th century. Although later on the Europeans came |
| around the life of the missionary. Father Laforgue | | | | to be part of the land there was no official |
| was a French missionary who aims to travel from a | | | | agreement on the way the two races would co-exist |
| certain trading post (Champlain’s Quebec) to | | | | together. |
| Huron mission. The differences between the two | | | | |