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It's actually quite interesting to think about with respect to real property. For example, many Native American tribes couldn't conceive of the idea that one pe
by 18pfsmt 15y ago
It's actually quite interesting to think about with respect to real property. For example, many Native American tribes couldn't conceive of the idea that one person could own the land; it simply didn't match their mental model. As a result, they ended up ceding, practically, the entire lower 48 states to the European immigrants.
- TheAmazingIdiot 15y agoThat's not quite true. Understanding the Native Americans from an anthropological point of view indicated the Land owned them. The Land provided food, water, shelter, warmth, entertainment, animals, and other things. The trade of Manhattan for wampum beads is a perfect example: The European thought he got a killer deal because an island was worth far more than those beads. The Native thought, 'the land will be here after he dies, as he belongs to the land'. The native got a better deal because it wasn't a trade. Native Americans of all the tribes had a very strong sense of ownership. If that was not the case, the Natives would have not signed treaties indicating that this is "X's territory". http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/ntreaty.asp http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/ntreaty.asp