The Native American Indians have been under attack in one form or another since 1492,
when Christopher Columbus discovered what would later become the United States America.
The goal of the attacks has been to eradicate the Native American Indian culture and secure
their homelands as property for the United States Government. From the early settlers forcing
Christianity upon the Indians to politicians of the United States forcibly removing children from
their parents’ home to be fully educated in the ways of the “white man” and further removing
them from the native roots. The steady barrage of attacks on their culture and their land has
had a profound effect on the Native American’s, but through it all they have managed to …show more content…
Arguably, the most devastating attack the Native Americans have faced is the force removal
of their children to attend boarding schools. After failing to assimilate Native American adults
they quickly turned their attention to the children. They fully expected the children to “jettison
their old ways and language and become English-speaking Americans.” The goal was to …show more content…
This
injustice has finally been corrected, however it is further proof of the attack on Indian culture.
Native American Culture is not the only facet of their lives that have been under attack. Since
the days of DeSoto and Cortes American Indians have bartered, fought and signed treaties all in
Page 3 the hopes of saving the very land that they and their ancestors have always lived. The Siege at
Wounded Knee is a great example of their willingness to to what it takes to preserve their
homelands. After a skirmish with local law enforcement that led to federal marshals showing a
display of force, the American Indian Movement regrouped and joined forces the Oglala
traditional leaders and “announced the creation of the Oglala Sioux Nation. The new nation
swiftly announced its independence and used the Treaty of Fort Laramie to distinguish
when Christopher Columbus discovered what would later become the United States America.
The goal of the attacks has been to eradicate the Native American Indian culture and secure
their homelands as property for the United States Government. From the early settlers forcing
Christianity upon the Indians to politicians of the United States forcibly removing children from
their parents’ home to be fully educated in the ways of the “white man” and further removing
them from the native roots. The steady barrage of attacks on their culture and their land has
had a profound effect on the Native American’s, but through it all they have managed to …show more content…
Arguably, the most devastating attack the Native Americans have faced is the force removal
of their children to attend boarding schools. After failing to assimilate Native American adults
they quickly turned their attention to the children. They fully expected the children to “jettison
their old ways and language and become English-speaking Americans.” The goal was to …show more content…
This
injustice has finally been corrected, however it is further proof of the attack on Indian culture.
Native American Culture is not the only facet of their lives that have been under attack. Since
the days of DeSoto and Cortes American Indians have bartered, fought and signed treaties all in
Page 3 the hopes of saving the very land that they and their ancestors have always lived. The Siege at
Wounded Knee is a great example of their willingness to to what it takes to preserve their
homelands. After a skirmish with local law enforcement that led to federal marshals showing a
display of force, the American Indian Movement regrouped and joined forces the Oglala
traditional leaders and “announced the creation of the Oglala Sioux Nation. The new nation
swiftly announced its independence and used the Treaty of Fort Laramie to distinguish