1. A Comparison of Native American and African Cultures
... a dead Indian" in reference to the ones Natives were not "saved" peaked during the late nineteenth century with a "nearly genocidal assault on Native American civilization (Olson & Wilson, 1986). In addition to missionaries forcing religions onto the Native populations, ranchers would often encroach on land reserved for Native American use. For example, in 1867 a treaty gave joint reservation ... to fine the ranchers for grazing on their land, enforcement over the large swath of land was nearly impossible. By 1870 the ranchers were freely grazing on the reservation (Olson & Wilson, 1986...
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