I'm sure we all know of the times when Christopher Columbus "claimed" he discovered America which he thought was India. I'm sure we all know about the colonial times, thirteen colonies, pilgrimage etc. etc. But anyways has anyone ever thought to think about how they natives felt as their land was being taken over by foreigners? Well now we can take the time to consider that...
Imagine yourself in the shoes of the natives. Here you are sculpting a clay figurine or working on building a new teepee and a grand ship pulls up on the coast of the land. You're frightened because these are people unknown to the land, they have skin pure as snow and are covered from head to toe. They own things that you've never seen before and possess a tongue that is strange. They've come to takeover, you are sure of it. But you wonder if your people will be able to stop them because they seem like people of peace and kindness because they bring little trinkets from their homeland. You are wiser than that...
In modern day communities when people of different backgrounds i.e. race, lifestyle, culture, and religion move within the same area there may or may not be conflicts. People can choose to either stick with their own people or associate with people that are different. However, some may feel their way of life is the right way or the god who they believe in is the highest god, etc and that might cause rivalry between the two. In addition, it could also introduce and expose narrow-minded people to new things, maybe led to conversion of religious beliefs and other things. It just all depends on the mindsets of the kinds of people living within that area.
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