As for us, we find ourselves secure from all these inconveniences, and we can always say, more truly than thou, that we are at home everywhere, because we set up our wigwams with ease wheresoever we go, and without asking permission of anybody.
I agree with the previous remark on this quote. In our past studies on the topic of Native American culture and European colonization of the new world, indigenous people have often been portrayed as fascinated with the might of European ingenuity. To see that this was not always the case, but rather the opposite in some circumstances, is a refreshing change and makes sense, given the feats of Native American civilization and their connection to the land––something often understated by their portrayal in the American history taught in school.