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Pathos for the Native American Indian "Brother, our seats were once large, and yours were very small; you have now become a great people, and we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets; you have got our country, but are not satisfied; you want to force you religion upon us" (177) Long before the white man appeared, Native Americans owned the great and vast lands, relying on and praising the Great Spirit for sun, …

…also have a religion which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us their children. We worship that way. It teaches us to be thankful for all the favours we receive; to love each other, and to be united" (178). In Speech of Red Jacket, the Seneca Chief to a Missionary, it becomes obvious that religion is a deep rooted part of Native American culture that should be protected at all costs.