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This article touches on the death of John Oldham and all of the related events and details that were associated with his slaying. The article starts by talking about the actual event and the discovery of his body. The article then goes into discussing those that were involved in his death. The rest of the article is simply giving some historical context before the author finally gives their opinion on the matter as to why Oldham may have been slain.
One of the more interesting points that the author brings up is the fact that Native Americans were not just bound to land, but also took part in maritime activity. For me, this point was interesting as in my previous exposure to Native Americans they have always been depicted and discussed as if all native groups were land locked. In a way, this highlights how many people, ignorantly, believe that native peoples had far inferior technologies and cultures and that it was not until the arrival of Europeans that native peoples were able to become more “sophisticated”. Diana Tran brings up a very similar point in her post and even says that “Natives were constantly painted as barbarians or non-advanced people”.
Another interesting thing that this article highlights is the concept of Competition between nations which has been discussed in class before. In the reading, there is mention of the English and the Dutch being competitive in their pursuits of trade with the native peoples. This sort of competition or fighting over resources, such as trade, were not uncommon in the Atlantic and, were in fact, a major driving force of it.