USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Native Americans view the environment as
A
having a spirit and not belonging to any one person.
B
a resource to be used.
C
private property.
D
a place full of valuable resources.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Native Americans hold a deep reverence for nature. Native Americans operate under the conviction that all objects and elements of the earth-both living and nonliving-have an individual spirit that is part of the greater soul of the universe.

Detailed explanation-2: -A special relationship with nature is an important feature of indigenous culture, religion and society. Most Native American religions view the earth as the mother to all things. Since all creatures and plants depend on the earth for food, clothing, shelter and water, we are bound together as kin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best expresses Native American attitudes toward the land? We are part of the natural order of things, including the land, and must take care not to upset this natural order.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Spirit is the concept of a life force, a Supreme Being or god known more specifically as Wakan Tanka in Lakota, Gitche Manitou in Algonquian, and by other, specific names in a number of Native American and First Nations cultures.

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