People were already living in America long before the white man “discovered” it. These people were known as Native Americans. They had lived peacefully on these lands for hundreds of years until the early 1800s, when white settlers began moving west. When these white settlers encountered the Native Americans, they brought with them unshakable beliefs that would eventually cause great conflict with the natives, who had their own set of values. It was clear that the white man and the Native Americans could not live together peacefully because their values ​​and culture were far too different. The Native Americans who occupied America before white settlers reached the shores “covered the land while the waves of a wind-tossed sea cover its shell-paved floor”(1). These natives were one with nature and the Great Spirit was all around them. They were accustomed to their way of life and lived peacefully. All they want is to live on their land and continue the traditions of their people. When white settlers arrived on their land, the values ​​of the Native Americans were called into question, as the white settlers had nothing in common and believed it was their duty to assimilate the Native Americans into the white way of life . However, Native Americans highly regarded their way of life. In their culture, the order of nature was extremely important. It was understood that there was an order in which nature worked and that, as such, they were connected to the land. They could not understand how white people could “walk away from the graves of [their] ancestors and apparently without regret” (Chief Joseph 2). White settlers came to America and immediately began to conquer the country, without feeling any shame. To the Native Americans, this was shocking, because they believed that "even rocks, which seem mute and dead... [have] memories of moving events related to the lives of [their] people" (Chief Joseph 3) . They did not understand how someone could forget their ancestors and fight nature in such a way that there was only room for themselves. Regardless, the white settlers did not see that what they were doing was wrong. They had come to the West to begin a new chapter in their lives, and if the Native Americans couldn't accept that, then they had to be taken care of...