ANTH 316gm Lecture 3: Discussion 3 - Sept 13th
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Matriarchal inheritance is easier b/c it is a lot easier to figure out who the mother is rather than the father. More straight forward rather than a lot of opinions. Views of exchanges how colonists saw it as they were subjects, na viewed it as they are now equals. Similar that there was a creator that had a impact on the world and topology. Na don"t have idea of being born evil and learning not to be. The abrahamic viewed it as chronological order, na stressed more what and why it was significant rather than when. Why did they believe that na were chaotic and unorganized. They were more free to move, leader doesn"t have complete control he has to prove himself. Our perspectives we have are just from 17th century europeans. When the na were signing treaties, they had no idea what the kings were or what they were really signing for.
