The Transformation of the “Indian Problem”

Shift of "Indian problem" In this article, I will look at the serious change and history of the so-called "Indian problem". The concept of "Indian Question" began with the arrival of white settlers to North America. For them, it was a matter of safety, security and land acquisition. About 1890, the "Indian question" became a question of how to help Indians to humanitarian extinction and to integrate them into white culture. The current concept of the "Indian problem" began after the pursuit of World War II and civil rights movement.

The policy of the United States is aimed at achieving cultural change characterized by the term "assimilation". Reformers believe that the ultimate solution to the Indian problem is to make Indian people mainstream in Caucasian, American, economic and cultural. For example, land allocation is only a means to accomplish this (Fritz, 1963; Hoxie, 1984). Likewise, the citizenship of the law of 1924 was only the official name for assimilation desire in India. However, as with peace policy, distribution will bring more challenges for Native Americans and bureaucrats. Less bureaucracy is needed for power distribution management. Nonfarming Indians did not become a farmer - indeed in many places they see their new white neighbors fail on the land unsuitable for agriculture. New generation reformers are starting to see isolation and continuation of poverty, not assimilation and prosperity

Distribution not only did not transform the Indians into self-sufficiency farmers, but it also resulted in widespread tribal land loss and resource development. The Indians lost ownership of the distribution due to fraud and corruption, so the ownership of the reserve was transferred to non-indigenous peoples. By the 1930s, Indians had less than 10% White Ball reserve, 4% Leach Lake reservation, and 7% Millerac reservation. Only the Red Lake band resisted the distribution of tribal land. The US government's agents did their best to seek Red Lake leaders to divide their settlements, but the prime minister asserted the basic principles contained in their treaties.

In an interview in 1967, he said, "At the end of the Truman regime, Indian people's situation deteriorated more than originally." Indian culture and Indian people. "

In the 19th century, few people mentioned so-called "Indian problems" rather than education. Since American schools are focused on knowledge and cultural change, federal policy makers have relied on them to find a system that can quickly absorb Indians early in the colonial era. Schools are striving to develop a unified standards system to measure progress; they can be built anywhere; they can accommodate girls and boys. Most importantly, at least in theory, they are targeted at children who are sensitive to change and can at least withstand change. As observed by Robert Uttley, education is "the most dangerous attack against the basic values ​​of India, it is most likely to succeed eventually because it is targeting children in childhood in the past" Said.