Before European colonization, native people transformed the North American environment in different ways. For the Indians, the Earth is sacred, they see it as God. Throughout the centuries, these populations have lived in perfect harmony with nature, trying to preserve it as much as possible.
It is partly to them that we have the great American plains, the nature reserves and all its huge open spaces that we find everywhere in the United States. They probably managed to teach the European settlers some of their ecological philosophy before their civilization was completely extinguished. The last survivors continue to fight, until today, when a big company wants to destroy natural areas that belong to them.
The Indians have also left great traces of their passage in some places, such as Monument Valley for example. On the border between Arizona and Utah, this place contains old rocks that tell the story of the Navajo tribe. It is possible to be visited today, accompanied by Native American guides who still live on site. There are many other Indian reserves in the United States that can be visited too. This testifies to the impact that Native Americans have had on the beauty of the country and allows us not to forget it, even if this population is very few today.
Grade: 9-12
Subject: History
Chapter: Native Americans and the American Revolution (Choosing Sides)
Keywords: Indian religions, native Americans, ecology, Monument Valley, the transformation of the North American environment, brainly, native people in America
