The school, St. Lucy’s, wanted the girls to learn a new religion, the Nun’s religion. The Assimilation also wanted the indians to learn a new religion, some reacted different than others because of the, “Rapid change thrust on the Indians led to a variety of reactions.” (Assimilation) Some of the people were willing to change and others weren’t, they wanted to keep their religion and refused to change. They were scared, confused, and they thought “someone was coming in and erasing us.” (St. Lucy’s) They didn’t understand the change that they were being forced to make. Some of the people “adopted selectively and made many of the characteristics their own.”(Assimilation) Most of the people weren’t willing to change, and refused till they could
