Compare and contrast the values and customs of Eastern Woodland Indian

Compare and contrast the values and customs of Eastern Woodland Indians with those of fifteenth-century Europeans. Which of these sets of values is most appealing to you? Why?

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Native-American values and customs: cooperation, group loyalty, anti-materialism, matriarchal leadership, decentralized political organization, reverence for nature and the environment, common ownership, pantheism.
European values and customs: individualism, competition, material acquisition, patriarchal leadership, unified nations, exploitation and domination of the natural environment, private property ownership, Christianity.