Native herbalists were more than mere pharmacists, they were practitioners of a ancient art healing.
Moving away from the usual review of this week's published examination, lets talk about what the study of Native American life truly teaches us. First and foremost, the study of Indian life is essential to the understanding of the history of the United States. From the onset of colonization, the indigenous tribes of North American and Canada were a factor in the growth and development of Europe's experienment in the so-called New World. A lack of undertsanding brought doom to many failed colonies while a respect for the differences in culutres allowed for some to flourish. It is with this in mind that wwe have swtiched gears from the more serious, and oft depressing, topics of wars, the rape of the land, the violation treaties, and the beastly way in which Native Americans were portrayed by whites in order to focus on a deeper understanding of just how unique native culture is.
