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Hank Sanders

David Ellenberg

April 20

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Describe three justifications used by the dominant white culture for removing native peoples.

All throughout history white people have dominated over other cultures. They have dominated different kinds of people anywhere from the Asians to the Mexicans to the Native Americans. To this day whites take advantage of many cultures. The only thing that changes with years is the reasons. Back when the English were dealing with the Native American ‘savages’, Ron Takaki tells us of three main reasons that the English used to validate the way they were treating the tribal people. First there is the difference in wealth. The English felt that since they had a superior army and superior resources, they had a right to do what they wanted with it. Second, it was the idea of trying to be fair. For example, at the treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the English felt as though the Native Americans shied away from a completely fair and just offer. Thirdly, there is this age old idea of a superior breed of people. The English felt because they were white and because they believed in God that not only was it their right to this land but it was also their duty to make sure that this land was theirs. These three notions are the reasons why the Native American struggle is so real.