Native Americans

Native Americans were marginalized and pushed aside when more people came to America. Some were even killed. I think that the Americans thought that Indians weren't important, and were savages. The Americans thought that they were more civilized, and that they can change the Native Americans into a duplicate of Americans. As time went on, the Americans went through with this act and Captain Pratt did something not many people thought of doing. Making a school for Native American children. The school was told to be nice, and caring, but in reality it was bad and scarring. The children placed in the school were taught to be more civilized. It describes what it was like on page 13. "It was not Pratt's plan to simply educate these children and teach then English. He also planned to "civilize" them-to strip them of their traditions and ways of life. Pratt believed that children needed to completely abandon their "Indian-ness" in order to succeed in America" is how the text explained the way that Captain Pratt, taught at Carlisle.

I think that the purpose of Shanice Britton's essay was to inform the readers that there are still Native Americans around the USA, that are still being marginalized today. Her essay is basically explaining that Native Americans are still around the US and that they should be treated just as normal as any other person. She also explains what kind of traditions that her tribe does. Many things have been passed down from generation to generation, like hunting, and fishing with a "gig" She also eats traditional Native food like, deer-meat stew and deer jerky. There is also a tribal language that some people in her tribe know. Shanice's essay is really just showing that there are still Native Americans in the US and we should value and appreciate them because they have been through so much, and still have a happy spirit.