Question

In this discussion, you will discuss Chief Joseph’s speech. Post a detailed response to the discussion prompt. Then comment on at least two other posts. To understand how you will be graded for this assignment, read the Discussion Guidelines and Rubric. Using your knowledge from the text and Chief Joseph’s speech, what can be said about the treatment of Native Americans during this time period? How might many Native Americans have felt? Do you think you would have agreed with Chief Joseph if you were one of the chiefs to whom he was speaking? Why or why not?

Answer 1

The treatment of Native Americans during the period where Chief Joseph wrote his surrender speech, was negative, the white settlers just wanted the territories of the natives and they didn't care about the wellness of the Native Americans. They felt robbed and betrayed by people they barely knew. I would have agreed with Chief Joseph because all he wanted was peace between the two parts, people were dying unfairly, maybe every chief wanted  different things, but the thing that nobody wanted, were more deaths.