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Although the primary source only presents one point of view of a situation; the opposing sides belief is equally important. The dialogue “La Relacion” by Cabeza de Vaca; the experiences of William Bradford in “Of Plymouth Plantation” and the story of “Pocahontas”, all express the importance of understanding both sides of a situation. According to the primary sources of these accounts; the actions and behaviors of the Native Americans were unjustified by reason and their culture was considered savage-like. After further examination of the recorded events; you can easily conclude that the Native American’s behaviors were clearly an act of their culture or retaliation. Furthermore, the primary source’s bias description of an event will often lead to other misunderstandings of a situation. In Cabeza de Vaca’s “La Relacion”, Cabeza