Native American Contradictions Analysis

The article that we were assigned to read, made me a bit aggravated at some points. To start off, there were far too many contradictions in this article to be considered a "good read" in my opinion. The first thing that caught my eye while reading, was the giant, bold, blue paragraph sections that stated "fact." While reading numerous "fact" paragraphs, quite a few times I came across the phrase "most likely" "it was assumed" or "points to." These phrases, do not point to facts, nor do they belong in a facts paragraph. These phrases still point to doubt and uncertainty and for all the reader knows, can still be an opinion of the writer. Personally as a reader, when I place something in a fact or opinion category, I make sure that it is properly placed in its group. A fact, is something that is proven and definite, not something that can still be swayed into another group. Another contradiction that I saw, was stated in the first few "Fact" paragraphs, that every day is typically celebrated as a day of thanks for Native Americans. Every day is celebrated as thanksgiving. Then, in the last paragraph, it says that thanksgiving is a day of mourning for Native Americans. Thanksgiving serves as a day of thanks in the beginning of the article, then serves as a day of mourning in the
last. Although there were points in this article that I did not agree with, this still contains some very interesting information.
It was fairly obvious growing up, that Fact 10 is true. There has never been a full fledged friendship between the two. There has been a few times where feelings have been mutual and at ease, but there has and always will be tension. I was also unaware that the reason the Indians showed up to the feast was because they heard gunshots. They ended up turning around and bringing food to the event. I also did not know that military and political debates went on during the dinner. I just assumed every individual was bonding and having fun with one another's
company. The plants played a huge role in the lives of both the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. Plants provided both parties with food, food seasonings, jewelry, shelter, and medicines. Plants could be dried up and made into small little necklace and earring pieces. Once dried up, plant leaves could have been used to cover the outsides and insides of houses as an insulation. Plants that were dried and crushed up had some some of medicinal use as well. Without the plants around human civilization, there would have been no Indians and Pilgrims. This change in history would have had major effects on the world we live in today. A few items that were mentioned, were cranberries, turkey, corn, stuffing, squash, and even deer. According to this author's claim, there was only mashed pumpkin, deer, porridge, and pounded corn. Regardless of the claim, some of these plants were what helped establish today's society. One small step in the past leads to an even bigger one in the future.