What do the European authors see as praiseworthy in indigenous societies?

Instruction from the Professor
A 5-page paper. Submissions should be no shorter than five pages and no longer than five pages. Document formatting must be: 1” (one inch) margins on all sides, double spacing, 12-point type, no title page, no “works cited”/bibliography/footnotes. Remember to proofread your work, eliminating any spelling or grammatical errors before submitting your paper. It is in your best interest to make an outline of your response prior to writing, since your papers will be judged on their clarity and coherence. No outside sources can be used for this project—students who employ information found elsewhere (especially on the internet) will be suspected of plagiarism. You must cite (= put in quotes) material from all of the primary sources mentioned in each question, and only material from the primary sources (Attention! Do not cite the professor’s lectures, the introductory sections or footnotes to the readings). Use only parenthetical references: e.g. (Mancall, 7)—

Instruction for the essay

1. Read closely the selections of our sources which refer to the indigenous peoples of North America (Mancall, Bogaert, and Greer). In all of these texts, we read about peoples whose cultures were unknown to Europeans and whose communities have long since disappeared or been wholly transformed. Although they are most known for their disparaging views of native peoples, Europeans did not have uniquely negative views about the indigenous inhabitants that they encountered. In your reading, make an
inventory of the various positive assessments of native cultures that are found in these
sources. In other words: What do the European authors see as praiseworthy in indigenous societies? Be sure to identify excerpts from all three texts (but do not refer to the pictures in any of them, since visual representations are often not primary sources in these works). Construct an argument that presents what you consider to be the reasons for greatest praise on behalf of the European authors of the seventeenth century whom we have read.
NB: Remember the sources do not discuss all indigenous peoples collectively; they
discuss specific groups. Your answer should likewise be specific, not generic. Do not
make generalizations that are not supported by the sources.

The 3 selections of work:
A journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country 1634-1635;
Envisioning America, English plans for the colonization of North America 1580-1640;
The Jesuit Relations, Natives and missionaries in seventeenth-century North America

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