The Iroquois Native American tribe was one of the most powerful tribes at their time. They were also called “Iroquois Leagues, the Six Nation confederation of six indian tribes across New York.” (Britannica). In other words they were an enormous tribe compared to other because they had not only one tribe they had six all together. Iroquois was a strong and powerful tribe with all of their members. Later on, the tribe wanted to expand their territory and gain more land to grow. In resulting of the French and Iroquois war that lasted from 1642 to 1698. It set back the tribe, causing them to move around. Further down the road, there was another setback “ The American Invasion of their homeland in 1779 drove many of the Iroquois into southern…show more content… They both have completely different structures and tones in their speeches. Chief Seattle uses reputation as his rhetorical strategy in his speech. He repeatedly talks about all the damage and aspects of the land, he is anticipating to persuade his audience how horribly the U.S. treated it. He writes, “ Like a man dying from many days, he is numb to the stench” (Chief Seattle L-17). The chief is saying white men are to blind to see the true damage the Americans have done to the land. The Americans show no compassion for the Native Americans land. And the Natives just want their land returned to them. Such as in Chief Tecumseh speech, uses persuasion and pity as his rhetorical strategy to convince his audience to be on his side. Tecumseh states, “ Brother I wish you would take pity on the red people and do as I requested” ( Chief Tecumseh L-23). Tecumseh wants to convince Harrison that after hearing him out, he would desire to find a resolution to the problems. By using this rhetorical strategies he is able to present both a powerful and persuasive speech to Harrison. Also creating a different perspective for the audience on the topic. Overall, the two chiefs insist respect for their land, but at the same time use different rhetorical strategies to convince their
