In 1830 America expanded into the West. This expansion however, would not come with out a cost to the Native American Indians culture. I plan to discuss why I believe the Congressional Report on Indian Affairs was not truthful and why the Tragedy at Wounded Knee Red Cloud’s Speech was such an outrage to the Indian culture.
In 1880’s the Federal government proposed a social system which would replace the original Native Americans ways of life. The government shallowly believed that the Constitution and laws of the United States were superior to any other country. One way the government promised a positive change to the Native American culture was by enforcing the use of the English language. The government thought that by introducing the Indians into the English language it would direct them away
When American went out to expand to the west why we were so ignorant? Did America not learn anything from the Civil War and Reconstruction? Pushing a way of life that is unfamiliar on a culture doesn’t work! If it were the other way around of course I would have fought tooth and nail to keep my way of life and my culture alive. Why didn’t America stop to find out what we could learn instead of trying to dominate and change the Native Americans culture?
In 1890 the Native Americans were frustrated in the empty promises not held up by the Federal Government. Upon the first treaties with the Federal Government, the Indians old way of life was no more. The Indians moved onto reservations based on the agreement made by the Federal Government to provide food, livestock, shelter, and cattle. Once th
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