Squanto

Squanto was part of the Native American tribe Patuxet.  He was very important in the survival of the pilgrims.  After the first winter when the pilgrims were barely hanging on Squanto taught the pilgrims how to grow corn, fertilize crops, and catch fish and ells.  With out his help the pilgrims would not have been able to survive another harsh winter.  He later died of what the indians called indian fever.  He begged the pilgrims to pray for him that he might go to heaven and have eternal rest with their god. He was a crucial part of the survival at Plymouth, without him the colonists survival chances would have been a lot lower.

Native americans

This picture shows the Native Americans farming.  When the Europeans first arrived in the new world hey put farming together with being Christian.  This of course was not true for the Indians.  The Indians believed in many different things Christianity was not one of them.  This picture show what the Europeans might have seen and assumed they were Christians.

Native americans

I think that the Native Americans were a very important and influential part of our society today.  They achieved what people today can only think of achieving.  They were one with nature and cared very much for everything around them.  The Native Americans made sure to never take to much from the environment, so that it would stay health and not become unbalanced.  I think that America being the huge consumer country that it is today should look back and what the Native Americans did and try to imitate them.  I know that it is impossible for us to create a stable system where we will never use more that we need and do not unbalance the environment, but they're steps we can take to make our resources last longer and become more efficient.