I learned that the Indians have never been treated well. They were moved from place and never given any freedom. In A Way To Rainy Mountain the Kiowas were moved many times and were never able to fight.
The Indians always seemed to be willing to help others. In Of Plymouth Plantation the Indians helped the Pilgrims learn to plant corn and grow other crops.
Everybody has different rituals. In The Man to Send Rain Clouds the family wanted Holy water sprinkled on their grandpa so that he would bring rain for the people still alive. The ritual in Of Plymouth Plantation becomes Thanksgiving. We still have that ritual today.
Many Native Americans have myths or religions they believe in. The Laguna people from The Man to Send Rain Clouds believe that the dead will become Shiwanna or Cloud People and bring rain. The Kiowas believe that they entered into the world through a hollow log.
Native Americans have been moved from place to place and have always been told what to do yet they are able to except others. In The Man to Send Rain Clouds the priest wasn't a Indian yet they still wanted to have him help with the burial. In Of Plymouth Plantation the Indians help the Pilgrims survive on the new and much different land.
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