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The Account Of Mary Rowlandson

A Captive Narrative Exhibition

King Philip's War

Freedom

Adapting To Captivity

Native American Warfare

Mary Rowlandson

A war between the Native Americans and the European Colonists that took place between 1675 - 1678. The war was the result of rising numbers of European settlers who clashed with Natives over land rights.

Examples Of Native Food

At the start of her captivity Rowlandson was miserable and didn't have much to do, but as time went on she eventually started to open up to the society she was now living in.

After a while Rowlandson's freedom was bought by a group of people who had raised enough money to purchase her from the native tribe.

Natives ate many things that they hunted such as deer, rabbit and they were also avid fishers catching things such as trout and herring. The most important part of native food was to utilize every part of what they hunted. Many parts of the animal that we shy away from today were part of the diet of the natives.

The wife of a pastor who lived in Lancaster, Massachusetts. She was captured by the local Native American tribes, and upon her release decided to write about her ordeal

At the time Native American raids on towns were very common. To pull off a successful raid the Native Americans had their own set of tactics for quickly wiping out a town.

Work

Food

One of the activities Rowlandson started doing to interact with the society she lived in was to take up work making clothes. By making and repairing clothes she could earn money and favors and take part in the society.

Originally disgusted with the food the natives offered her, Rowlandson eventually adapted to the food she was offered and was able to eat it. Things like horse which she wouldn't touch she began to eat after a while

Native Jobs

Native American tribes often didn't have set jobs for people but rather roles that were expected of people living in the tribe. The men would be responsible for hunting whereas the women would farm or gather berries and edible plants

Justification

"The twenty pounds, the price of my redemption, was raised by some Boston gentlewomen, and Mr.Usher whose bounty and charity I would not forget to make mention of"

Weapons

Tactics

Destruction of Lancaster

Native Americans had many different types of weapons they used.

Because of all the propaganda and misinformation regarding natives and their lifestyle many of the colonists believed it was okay to wipe out the"Savages." They believed that because of the societal differences there was no way they could share the land with the natives.

Because of the war, the town Mary lived in was attacked and destroyed, and she was captured by Native Americans.

When attacking homes the natives would try to set fire to the house first, so they could flush out the people inside and capture or kill them easily.

Work in Text

Food In the Text

They had many simple weapons such as clubs and tomahawks which were used in close combat. These types of weapons were very primitive.

"During my abode in this place Philip spake me to make a shirt for his boy, which I did; for which he gave me a shilling."

"There came an Indian to them at that time with a basket of horse-liver. I asked him to give me a piece. "What" says he, "Can you eat horse-liver?" I told him i would try."

They also in some cases had muskets that they had from colonists they either traded with, or killed.

Tactics

Weapons

"About two hours according to my observations in that amazing time, they had been about the house before they prevailed to fire it, which they did with flax and hemp."

Savagery In the Text

Savages

"The Indians shot so quick that the bullets rattled against the house as if one had taken a handful of stones and threw them."

The Account of Mary Rowlandson

"He begged of them his life, promising them money, as they told me, but they would not hearken to him, but knocked him on the head, stripped him naked and split open his bowels."

When colonists described and depicted Native Americans they would usually call them savages and uncultured and show them committing horrific acts to colonists.

Conclusion

This is a captive narrative, or a story written by someone who has been captured. It takes place during King Philips war.

Is Native Life Civilized?

During Rowlandson's time it became apparent that the Native life wasn't as bad as it had been depicted as, in fact there were many Natives who took care of her and helped her out when she needed. They allowed her to sleep in communal huts to stay warm, and gave her food when she needed it.

After her time spent as a captive when Rowlandson decides to write up her story many people at the time saw this narrative as a way of showing the power of being a good Christian and being able to withstand the horror of the savage. But even though it has some scenes which depict the natives as evil, overall this narrative gives us important insight into native society and how they weren't much different from the colonists they fought against. The natives valued providing for each other and ensuring that everyone had what they needed to survive. The account of Mary Rowlandson gives people an idea of what it was like to live as a native during the colonial time period and how the natives shared a lot more in common with the colonists than they thought.

Captivity

After being taken captive by the Native Americans Rowlandson had a very tough time initially adapting to the rough lifestyle of the local tribes.

Captivity Quote

"I went on foot after it with sorrow that cannot be expressed. At length i took it off the horse and carried it in my arms, till my strength failed and i fell down with it."

Civilized Life in text

Wigwam

"If i went to their wigwam at any time they would always give me something, and yet they were strangers that i never saw before."

For an injured woman not used to long periods of physical activity, keeping up with her captors as they walked through their trails was almost to much for Mary.

"So little do we prize common mercies when we have them to the full"

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