Question

The Ojibwe Indians, in the Minnesota and Great Lakes regions, did not consider themselves "owners" of the lands they lived on, but rather felt that the land would provide them with the necessities of life if they cared for it. This is likely one reason the Ojibwe (and other Indian tribes) did not A) allow others to use their lands. B) take more from the land than it could sustain. C) agree to sell any of the land to the Europeans. D) try to domesticate animals or plant and harvest crops.

Answer 1

B) take more from the land than it could sustain.

Answer 2

B) take more from the land than it could sustain.

Step-by-step explanation:

As stated in the text, the Ojibwe Indians did not consider themselves landlords but believed in the saying "We are part of the earth and it is part of us" so they carried out their activities knowing that the land would give them all that was necessary for them. their survival, so these Indians already lived within the concept of sustainability where they allowed nothing to be taken from nature beyond what it could sustain. That is, the Indians preserved the land, because they knew they would need it to live, so they could not remove it more than necessary.