On the other hand, the author outlines the divide and rule tactics applied by the missionaries and the invaders to ensure there is control over the American Indians. This includes separating the American Indians from their families In order to increase the level of dependence towards the Europeans. .
Moreover, individuals separated from their Indian friends and relatives were forced to abandon their cultural values completely. However, Hanks (2006) points out that as the American Indians are forced to abandon their cultural values they still practice them secretly. Consequently, increased control of the Indian territories by the European missionaries results loss of rights to own land by the Indians. As a result, Several Indian communities resort to the increased encroachment into their lands and tyrannical rule of the Missionaries. However, the Author also notes that the initial attempts by the Native Indians of America to resist the encroachment into their land are not successful. This is due to the fact that the Native Indians experience external factors that make their resistance not to bear fruits. Moreover, the resistance movements in the Initial periods were not widespread due to the level of authority and monitoring imposed by the Missionaries. In addition, the resistance posed by the Indians is under threat due to the rapid reduction in their population. Due to increased hard labor demands most Indians tend to become weak and hence cannot engage the Missionaries on the physical struggle. Subsequently, the invasion of Europeans also leads to introduction of diseases that are widespread in Europe. However, based on the fact that the Indians are exposed to the diseases for the first time the resistances to the diseases are low. This leads to the death of a lot of American Indians. Based on the difficulties experienced by the native Indians of America, resistance is mainly initiated by individuals and tribal chiefs.
