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Peschong 1
Morgan Peschong
Justin Davis
HUM1023C00
May 4, 2023
Native Americans had a deep spiritual connection to the land and saw the land as a
collective resource to be shared among the tribe. They believed that the land belonged to
everyone and should never be sold or taken away. The settlers, on the other hand, had a different
view of land ownership. To them, the land was a commodity and could be bought, sold, and
divided. This fundamental difference in views on land ownership created tension and conflict
between the settlers and Native Americans (Admin, n.d.). The settlers sought to acquire land and
the Native Americans sought to protect
it (Admin, n.d.).
To Europeans, land was something to be
owned, controlled, and divided up. Native Americans, land was something to be shared,
respected, and cared for. This difference in views about land use resulted in a clash between
Indigenous peoples and settlers. With Native Americans often having to fight to keep their lands
or seek permission to use them
(Removing Native Americans From Their Land | Native
American | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of
Congress | Library of Congress, n.d.).
The Dutch viewed land as something to own, while Native people viewed it as something
to use and share. The Dutch also had more advanced technology, which allowed them to
dispossess Native people of their land more easily. As a result, Native people were often forced
to relocate or face the threat of violence. This created a great deal of tension between Native and
Dutch people, which would eventually lead to
conflicts (Native Americans in Colonial America,
n.d.).
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The Europeans viewed land as a commodity that could be owned by individuals and
traded, whereas Native Americans did not share this view. When they sold land, they believed
they were only selling the right to use it and did not give up their right to occupy it. The sale of
Manhattan Island to the Dutch for sixty guilders is not as impressive as it seems. Because, the
Native Americans likely intended to lease the land to the for Dutch use while continuing to
occupy it themselves.
The clash in beliefs over land ownership between Europeans and Native Americans was a
major source of conflict during the age of exploration and colonization. It has continued to be an
issue in many parts of the world, even in today.
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Works Cited
Admin. (n.d.).
Who Owns the Land? | Native American Netroots
.
http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/2035
Different Views of Land | Native New York
. (n.d.).
https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/manhattan/different-views-land/different-views-
land.cshtml#:~:text=To%20Europeans%2C%20land%20was%20something,permission
%20to%20use%20the%20lands.
Native Americans in Colonial America
. (n.d.).
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/native-americans-colonial-america/
Native tribes have lost 99% of their land in the United States
. (2023, May 5). Science | AAAS.
https://www.science.org/content/article/native-tribes-have-lost-99-their-land-united-states
Removing Native Americans from their Land | Native American | Immigration and Relocation
in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress
.
(n.d.). The Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/classroom-
materials/immigration/native-american/removing-native-americans-from-their-land/
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Peschong 4
Totenberg, N. (2022b, June 29). Supreme Court hands defeat to Native American Tribes in
Oklahoma.
NPR
. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108717407/supreme-court-narrows-
native-americans-oklahoma