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Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order not to gain. Material gain is an indicator of false status among traditional people, while it is "proof that the system works" to Europeans.
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Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act.
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Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order not to gain.
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Contrasting worldviews
- Material gain is an indicator of false status among traditional people,
- while it is "proof that the system works" to Europeans.
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