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While reading this article, it seemed to me that the Seneca Indians were pawns in the conflict between colonists and the British. Mary Jemison makes references that, not only was neutrality not an option, but that aligning with either side was a warrant for death. This source also allows us to read into the cultural differences between the war tactics of natives and colonists. While the ceremonial torture of Boyd which "took out an intestine ... and drove him round it [the sapling] till he had drawn out the whole of his intestines" may perpetuate the stereotypical image of the savage native, the colonists were "burning and destroying the huts and corn-fields; killing the cattle, hogs and horses, and cutting down the fruit trees belonging to the Indians throughout the country ... [which left] not a mouthful of any kind of sustenance left." In my opinion, the strategic military tactic of starving every man, woman, and child of a village is no more barbaric, if not more, than the torture of a soldier who would kill you if given the chance. -Seth Mintzer | While reading this article, it seemed to me that the Seneca Indians were pawns in the conflict between colonists and the British. Mary Jemison makes references that, not only was neutrality not an option, but that aligning with either side was a warrant for death. This source also allows us to read into the cultural differences between the war tactics of natives and colonists. While the ceremonial torture of Boyd which "took out an intestine ... and drove him round it [the sapling] till he had drawn out the whole of his intestines" may perpetuate the stereotypical image of the savage native, the colonists were "burning and destroying the huts and corn-fields; killing the cattle, hogs and horses, and cutting down the fruit trees belonging to the Indians throughout the country ... [which left] not a mouthful of any kind of sustenance left." In my opinion, the strategic military tactic of starving every man, woman, and child of a village is no more barbaric, if not more, than the torture of a soldier who would kill you if given the chance. -Seth Mintzer | ||
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| + | I enjoyed this article because when we usually learn about the revolution, suddenly Native Americans, and especially Native American women, disappear from the continent. Beyond that, it gives an interesting look into the dynamics of a tribe. Mary seems to have a very detached relationship with her Iroquois tribe. She calls them her people and her family, but does not express a greater concern for them and also disagrees with their actions during the revolution. - Natalie Weiner | ||
== Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | == Thomas Paine in 1775, from Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 288-289 == | ||
