One of the first quotes that drew my attention was “Indians must either surrender gracefully to a superior Christian civilization or die in a futile attempt to resist” (p. 108). It is a very controlling phrase and even though from previous education I know that Immigrants tried to control Indians as much as they could it sounds very unfair and brutal to give native people such choice. In this part

Next interesting passage of Facing East is when Richter talks about skin color. This phrase definitely challenged my own understanding, as the Indians were the first to talk about skin color and considered it an important characteristic. Indians discriminated against Europeans, and separated themselves. “No Indian was to eat any victuals that was cooked by a White person, or eat to eat any provisions raised by white people, as bread, beef, pork, fowls, etc.” (p. 228).

of the story Daniel Richter confirms but also challenges my own understanding of Indian history. It is very tragic how the life and culture of Indians was going through a sudden change imposed by Europeans.

Another phrase that brought my attention was “Carolina colonists almost immediately began encouraging Indian trading pa

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