Chief Seattle is a famous Native American who was the leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes, located in the northwestern United States. In 1853 the Native American chief gave a speech, "Yonder Sky That Has Wept Tears of Compassion." This speech was the result of the Washington Territory governor, Stevens, seizing the Indian's sacred ground and forcing them to relocate to reservations. Few similarities and many differences between the white man's religion and the red man's religion were made apparent in Chief Seattle's speech.

Similarities, though small in number, can be found when comparing the white man's and the red man's religion. Chief Seattle's religion, the red man's religion, and the religion of the white man both worship a greater being. It was believed by the red man that their god had forsaken them. Similarly the red man also believed...