Slavery is a European word. Natives had no such word, nor concept of slavery, especially in the European context. A person who was captured and taken to a tribe, might hold lesser status, but they were not slaves for life. Europeans taught in churches and institutions that slavery was ordained by God. Natives had no such teaching, nor belief. In fact in the early stages of slavery, it was the Natives who assisted slaves in escaping. Anita >From: [log in to unmask] >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Islamic Slavery (was Re: Slavery and immoral stance, etc.) >Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:43:35 EDT > >Let's not forget that the Native Americans (so called) were themselves >slave >owners. > >J South > > > >************************************** See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. _________________________________________________________________ Get a preview of Live Earth, the hottest event this summer - only on MSN http://liveearth.msn.com?source=msntaglineliveearthhm