Curating Content To Support Learning About Humanity's Transition

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On encountering the destructiveness of European colonialists, Native Americans concluded that the invaders must have …

On encountering the destructiveness of European colonialists, Native Americans concluded that the invaders must have a disease. They called it wettiko: a delusional belief that cannibalizing the life force of others is a logical and morally upright way to live. The Native Americans believed that wettiko derived from people’s inability to see themselves as enmeshed, interdependent parts of the natural environment. Once this disconnect has occurred, nature is no longer seen as something to be emulated but as something to be conquered.

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On encountering the destructiveness of European colonialists, Native Americans concluded that the invaders must have a disease


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