US History From a Brasilian's Perspective

The drumbeats clearly bring about the image of Native Americans. There is the ever constant beat of drums but then other instruments, such as chimes and rain sticks, enter and play their own part. The drumbeats begin slow but gradually pick up pace and when they reach the fastest pace the song abruptly stops. But, to me at least, the song doesn’t seem to have ended. Instead, it almost invites you to continue the story being played out. I almost see the song as a story that gradually builds and builds only to leave you hanging. You just have to continue it. As for representing a part in American history, it would have to represent the period when Native Americans still were a huge part of the normal population and still peaceful with the settlers. I’m sure that if this song had been made to represent a time of war, the drums would’ve been angrier and more pounding. The drumbeats in this song are more of a graceful pounding.

For anyone who is curious, I looked up what “Apache” was and I found that it was what “culturally related” Native Americans from the Southwest are called. They are called Apache because they spoke in a language known as Southern Athabaskan, also known as Apachean. There are seven different Southern Athabaskan languages that were used.