While reading this chapter I was thinking off all the discussions we had in class and they fit right into this chapter. This chapter did a great job in not only throwing facts but by telling facts within anecdotes and easy to read stories.
Trees have long been ignored and just seen as a resource. It has been used in the past to build massive ships and homes. There was never a connection between Europeans and nature like the natives shared with nature. The main reason Europeans came was because in their land, trees have already been close to depletion. This is also shown in the last reading where letters have been sent back stating how great of a land America is to exploit.
If only we can now share the connection that Native Americans had with their environment and seeing the true necessity and history trees can have, then maybe our world can look very different.
