History Coursework: Native-Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
For this assignment, you are going to try to discern the difference between descriptive and critical writing (see second attachment in the module: "Descriptive versus Critical Writing"). While Peter Nabokov's and Dean Snow's piece on Eastern Woodlands Native-Americans is largely describing the social, economic, cultural, and political systems and structures of the Algonquians and the Iroquoians, embedded in their account is an argument about the development and evolution of Native-Americans prior to contact with Europeans (their argument is actually a counter-argument to how Native-Americans were viewed by Anglo-Americans and what was taught about them in the United States for hundreds of years, up until the past few decades). Your task, through a close reading, is to find that argument.
Directions:
1. Read the assigned chapter from the textbook and watch the assigned video.
2. Read closely the attachment in the Learning Module: "Algonquians and Iroquoians: Farmers of the Woodlands".
3. You should annotate the reading, looking for the subtle but important argument that they are making within the abundance
of descriptions they provide.
4. Once you have identified their argument, post your answer on the discussion board (225-word minimum)
Native-Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
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Native-Americans of the Eastern Woodlands
The cultural description that Nabokov and Snow highlight in their article becomes antagonistic to the perception of the former European inhabitants. For the Iroquoian’s political system, they were organized in family quarters that stood opposite each other and each ruled by a male elder appointed from the senior group. Additionally, leadership among the Iroquoians changed drastically, from a man-governed leadership to a matinal form of government. The rise of women in leadership during the 1400 era facilitated trade between the communities and brought peace between those warring tribes. Women leaders called for unity between these tribes. They urged them to be driven by the good news of peace and power motive so that the Iroquois could grow politically, socially, and economically (Snow, 2001). According to the groups, the Iroquois fraternity emphasized strength, whereas to the neighbors such as the Hurons and the Columbus, a European te...
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