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"Before those whom you call your brothers come on your lands did you not live b...

Sep 6, 2023

"Before those whom you call your brothers come on your lands did you not live by bow and arrow? You had no need of gun nor powder, nor the rest of their things, and nevertheless you caught animals to live and clothe yourselves with their skins, but when I saw that you inclined to the evil, I called back the animals into the depths of the woods, so that you had need of your brothers to have your wants supplied and I shall send back to you the animals to live on." Pontiac, an Ottawa war chief, 1763 What goal did Pontiac try to achieve by making this speech? He wanted to convert the Ottawa to Christianity to stop A sin. He wanted to create unity and cultural rejuvenation B among indigenous peoples. C He wanted the Ottawa to become vegetarians. D He wanted to stop fratricide among the Ottawa.

Pontiac's goal in making this speech was to create unity and cultural rejuvenation among indigenous peoples. He wanted to emphasize the importance of their traditional way of life, symbolized by living by bow and arrow and catching animals for survival. By calling back the animals into the depths of the woods, Pontiac was urging his people to rely on their own traditional skills and resources rather than becoming dependent on the Europeans and their technology. This speech was a call to action for the indigenous peoples to come together and resist the encroachment of European settlers.