The impact of European colonial settlers on the peoples and lands of North America

#1. A) According to Berry, European colonial settlers are seen as predators on the peoples and lands of North America. By coming on these lands, the colonial settlers wanted to teach the Indigenous people their lifestyle without considering theirs’s (which is more nature-friendly because they are spiritually related to nature). The native inhabitants wanted to teach the Europeans the importance of respecting nature and its rules. They had a sustainable way of living in which they used only what they needed, without overexploiting the resources of nature. The colonizers, however, believed…