Four Mississippi Savages To France Analysis

An account of a voyage and of an arrival of four Mississippi Savages to France was translated by Mercure de France. This account, written by Ellis and Steen is significant because of the profound circumstances in which France and the rest of Europe were in during this time period. France’s strategy towards the Natives in North America, were much different from the strategies Spain and the English were employing. The French wanted to bring these Natives to their land to amaze them with beauty and to proclaim the power and greatness of their king. If I were one of the four Native American’s in France, I would have felt lost. Leaving your native land for months traveling to France would have been scary for them because the change of culture.
It must have made the Natives question their religion, as well as their language and the way they dressed. They weren’t with their families and for the most part, were exploited by other Frenchmen. The voyage of these few Native Americans allowed them to see the power of Europe and it also allowed the Frenchmen to begin more cooperation with Natives in North America. The Natives had entered a new realm. While they were in France, they must have felt extremely happy to experience something of so great. This voyage gave everyone involved a chance to see two different kinds of human beings. Although the French treated Natives better than other Europeans, the great advantages of being French had to be clear, which would provoke both sides to dislike one another because of their obvious differences.