During an age where there was open hostility between the Native Americans and white settlers, Sa-go-ye-wat-ha treated the Christian minister with respect and tolerance. Sa-go-ye-wat-ha and his people listened to the minister denounce their religion and preach about how there is only way to truly worship God. Despite being treated with disrespect, Sa-go-ye-wat-ha presented the tribe's answer to the minister's words in an astounding speech about the Great Spirit, the Earth, and the white settlers. It seems that his conclusion about God/Great Spirit is that the white people and the Native Americans worship two different religions, and he and his people want to remain in the religion they was raised in.
I found it rude and distasteful on the minister's part for not treating Sa-go-ye-wat-ha's people with the respect they deserved, especially since he was a guest in their land. In my opinion, the minister was too obsessed with trying to convert and "save the sinners" to stop and questioned if his actions were appropriate. How would he have felt if the Native Americans entered his home and began preaching about how to properly worship the Great Spirit?
What I enjoyed the most about this speech is when Sa-go-ye-wat-ha asked the minister if there was only one way to worship God, then why do white men bicker and debate about which way is the right way to worship. Sa-go-ye-wat's words hit the target because the battle between different religious groups have been prevalent in both the past and present, and most likely will continue on through the future.
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