situation; the opposing sides belief is equally important. The dialogue “La

Relacion” by Cabeza de Vaca; the experiences of William Bradford in “Of

Plymouth Plantation” and the story of “Pocahontas”, all express the

importance of understanding both sides of a situation. According to the

primary sources of these accounts; the actions and behaviors of the Native

Americans were unjustified by reason and their culture was considered

savage-like. After further examination of the recorded events; you can easily

conclude that the Native American’s behaviors were clearly an act of their

culture or retaliation. Furthermore, the primary source’s bias description of

an event will often lead to other misunderstandings of a situation.

In Cabeza de Vaca’s “La Relacion”, Cabeza

befriends the daughter of the local Indian chief and gains the respect of the

because of their stolen corn and beans.

and barbaric. As the explorers were out searching the land; they came upon a

on their presence and way of life. When actually, the Indians were retaliating

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