Native American tribes
were around before modern civilization which we can call the original science
of the earth. “Native people do not necessarily believe that only humans can
talk” (pg.236) Native Americans lived off of what the earth provided for them
on daily basis. They also believed many non-living things had spirits and they
were connected to such spirits which made it easier for them to connect with
the world around them. History documents and illuminates the physical past
while modern creation establishes an origin of life and life’s values. In terms
of economics, the Native peoples tend to have communal property, subsistence
production, barter systems, high-impact technology, and competitive production.
In terms of political relations, Native people have consensual processes,
direct “participatory” democracy, and laws embedded in oral traditions. Regarding
differences in world view, the Native peoples derive an understanding of the
world from the natural order’s rhythms and cycles of life, and include animals
and plants as well as other natural features in their conceptions of
spirituality.
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