Chief Seattle

This statement to Governor Stevens is strong and very opinionated. I also liked this reading because it gave a different insight than SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA did. This reading talks about the disappearance of the "red man" and the land dispute, with the connection of religion and Christianity. Yes, i know it talks about the white mans religion a little bit, but not so much in depth. What i like is when Chief Seattle says "But i will not mourn the passing of my people"(173). It just shows how unselfish the Natives were. Saying that he doesn't believe that it was just the white mans fault is strong hearted. In this writing it shows how the indians in a way have given up on trying to fight back and realize they are over powered. What i didn't like is that he says "Your god loves your people and hates mine"(174). I just don't like how he thinks that just because he has to negotiate with the white man that he has to accustome to their beliefs.
To continue with, I particularly don't like how Chief blames the religion and god of the white men for the tradegies. What he really does this whole time is bash on the whites. Almost in a way saying that their religion is wrong. The opposite of SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA beliefs in the last writing. Saying things like they don't care about their fathers graves and the holiness of the land(175). Thats why i liked the writing because it gave a different view of the Native. In a way he is comparing the two religions and showing them they are wrong. Yes, I believe that they should have been able to worship what ever they wanted but not butt heads so much the whites. Am I being unfair by saying this, ya i think so. I am just very opiniated on the belief that you shouldn't judge other religions. Yes, the Natives were killed, betrayed, and taken advantage of; but some are taken it out on the "white mans god".
Finally, I like how the writing explains that the indians have given up on fighting and will accept reservations. It also talks about the dead of the indians. I like how it talks about the passion of the land and holiness of the land the Natives had. What i don't like is how he says to the white man the dead will always be their. Almost in a way that the Natives will always be their to haunt the white. I like that he believes the spirits will always live their but not the way he portrays it to the white man. To conclude, i liked the writing because of the different insight compared to SA-GO-YE-WAT-HA. What i didn't like is that Chief was comparing the religions so much. Bashing on the whites religion and saying that his religion was right. This writing definitly gave me a different perspective on what i think about how the Natives viewed religion.