Finishing our First Nations unit...starting our tests unit.

This week we finished up our First Nations unit. We are going to be creating a test for ourselves. I think some may call that sharpening your own execution axe. After I thought about it some, though, I think it's better because you can make sure you know the answers to the questions.

We learned about the beginnings of agriculture, and some more tribes. This time, we learned of a very warlike tribe, the Iroquois. I thought most First Nations were really peaceful. So why are the Iroquois violent? And what makes us think all First Nations are peaceful? I think it was because of the discovery of Agriculture. It brought them the benefit of not having to be nomads anymore, but it also gave them leisure time, which (I think) may have led to starting to be so bored they get into fights. I don't think it's true, but would it be something like that?

I thought it was difficult to understand why (since the Europeans and the First Nations were the same long ago) they developed different beliefs about Nature and their relationships and religions. That's what I'd like to know.

I thought it was cool that the very same techniques could have passed down generations since the very earliest tribe ancestors, and still be alive today. I mean style of building canoes, huts, shacks, tepees or lodges, or hunting skills, totem poles, beliefs, recreational activities, etc. It blows my mind sometimes.
I admire the First Nations' belief that Nature should be treated with respect, and that everything is equal. Wish the whole world had that belief, then no one would really be living in poverty or hunger or cruelty. I guess the Europeans' belief won out, and the global majority (probably) holds this belief today?