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Chief Seattles Environmental Statement

Term Paper Title Chief Seattles Environmental Statement
# of Words 220
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) 0.88

Chief Seattle's 'Environmental Statement'


In his “Environmental Statement”, Chief Seattle describes the vastly different way his people see nature from the way that the white men see it. He warns that the white men attempting to buy the land his people live on do not know the importance of what they ask for. He explains that God, the land, the water, the plants, the animals, and man are a close-knit family with a relationship requiring more respect and reverence than the white men give. The white men’s offer of purchase is considered, but only after Seattle drops a few warnings and suggestio...

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