When we normally think and write about the Indians that white men encountered when they first arrived on these shores several hundred years ago, it’s from the point of view of “looking west” at these red men, staring at European faces as our forefathers made their first contact with this continent. Let’s try to imagine it from the viewpoint of the Native Americans, when the strange ships appeared, and these bearded pale faces appeared. Read any book about Native Americans that will help you and us to understand if we were standing in their moccasins. [Proposed by Mary Beth Smith]