This is another point towards poor leadership because there was no clear plan in how they were going to get their terms accepted only what terms they wanted. Another reason the rebellion failed was due to the lack of passion in the rebels. Not everyone knew what they were rebelling for which meant that they wouldn’t fight passionately for what they believed in. There was also a lack of focus because not everyone was fighting for the same cause. Some people were fighting because of the monasteries being dissolved and others were fighting because of rack-renting.
Spain on the other hand felt that the native people were not using the land to it's full potential. It was their obligation to put the land to better use. Through the generations of colonization and invasion, both the Spanish Empire and the native people met several ups and downs. Spain initially conquered many of the Natives such as the Aztecs and the Pueblos. Eventually the Pueblos blamed the Spanish for their hardships and misfortunes because of the fact that the Spanish had, in a sense, outlawed their ancient rituals and ceremonies.
While it may not seem like it at first, the conflict that arises between the tribesman and Lee symbolizes the disparity between our society and the tribesman in the Kalahari Desert. In the United States, when people do a deed that they believe is an act of kindness, they expect a “thank you” from the recipient. In this story the tribe reacts in a way Lee doesn’t expect. Instead of the “thank you” that is customary for us, they ridicule, tease and berate Lee as well as the ox. This left Lee bewildered as to why the tribe would treat him this way when he was convinced that he had chosen the absolute best ox for the Christmas feast.
The treaties created were not fulfilled even though they guaranteed Indian privileges and protection from intruders, thus driving the Natives to exile. This was a time to assist the “common man”, but in turn it only hindered the ability of the general
They fear the naturalness of the human body and take precautions of cleaning and examining themselves in front of this show called shrine. The Nacirema people also have visits with the medicine men, the mouth men, and the listener which in modern days would refer them as doctors, dentists, and psychiatrists. Miner uses this unusual culture of the Nacirema to establish his point of view that we should simply not judge other cultures because they are different from ours. Body Ritual among the Nacirema In the present, most members of society do not put enough emphasis on the importance of understanding other customs and cultural beliefs. Due to the many different types of cultures, each culture seems to judge other cultures.
The Indians’ actions of chasing out missionaries and driving off surveyors with axes and not allowing whites in their villages portrays them as people who have a pessimistic attitudes towards the other races. The Colonizing Society also portrays the antagonistic/hostile attitude toward other races. This is seen in the mounted policeman’s conversation with Ms. Carr in Kitwangak. “We have no end of trouble with those people- chased missionaries out and drove out surveyors off with axes- simply won’t have whites in their village” (148). The colonizing Society also has the pessimistic attitude of hostility and unfriendliness with the Indians and they advised Ms. Carr not to visit Kitwancool.
The concept of normal becomes confusing. In the novel, Waknuk people think the people who are not alike “the old people” do not have rights to live in a human society, and they believe it is blasphemy of god. This is a new era, between the people change to adapt to the environment and the people who belongs to the past,
Had it been they found him, he would have failed the initiation and been executed. He later realized that he did not share the same interests as the Ibans after the whole initiation process and this pushed him farther away from them instead of closer. Douchan ends up going back to his home village, leaving the headhunters behind. The Iban tribe was not what Gersi anticipated, and it altered his outlook on his future in the tribe. The physical ordeal Gersi accepted was unexpected.
They had no decent terrain to grow crops and the Native Americans were hostile to some colonists. It seemed that things were just not going to go right for them. Then, when the Native Americans accepted the colonists and gave them their own land, the colonists formed the thirteen American Colonies. But, the colonies were still oppressed under the king’s rule. This made almost every American upset, almost to the point of revolt, but
They killed their families and took their land. To make matters worse, they didn’t know what was happening to them, how it was being done, or who these people were. Also the new technology that was brought was very foreign to them, causing much confusion. Confusion was plentiful for these natives, not knowing what this earth was, the sun,