Shaman and Columbus's Clipper Ships and Vision

 

This is from a story about how the native Americans could not see Columbus's clipper ships at see because they had never seen them before. The tribe shaman was one of the first to perceive these foreign things after days of observation. And was able to convey this information to other members of the tribe. And that because the tribe members trusted him, they too began to be able to see the ships as well. I have also read that the story is that they first saw them as giant fish at see, because that was the closest thing to thier reality or (visual decoded memories) that had to relate to them.