As a proud and humbled Native American, that is apart of a group of people who were the first settlers on the face of the American Continent, and to go up against the disadvantages and unfairness that we were treated with, makes me feel disturbed and enraged. The settlers deprived us from our land, enforced their religion, shifted us onto reservation camps and had the audacity to call us godless savages. According to them, the only reason why they came here originally was to get out of the harsh conditions and circumstances that they were under, such as poverty and some of them were even in search for riches such gold.
According to “The Closing of the Western Frontier” packet, one of our great and supreme leader's Chief Standing Bear had …show more content…
But one of their many reasons was to escape poverty. It states that they went on their faith, themselves, God and their country knowing that they could do this. They believed that they could have a brand new life and take a risk to get out of their old conditions. Not saying that couldn’t be true but if that was the case, then why come to the West and try to have power over the us and try to persuade us to believe in your religion? If you came to the West to get peace, then that’s exactly what you should’ve gave us! The White settlers may claim that they really didn’t treat us unfairly because in 1865, Chief Joseph’s father signed a treaty that allowed our people to retain much of our lands. However, after months of fighting and forced marches, many of the Nez Perce were sent to reservations (now known as Oklahoma) where many of them died. Then the government had the nerve to offer forgiveness if only we reported to Army Forts. So again that right there is another unfair advantage for us Indians. Not only that but on November 29, John Chivington advocated an Indian extermination where troops attacked, killing about 200 of us , mostly our women and children. There is another inequitable advantage so therefore, that excuse isn’t
According to “The Closing of the Western Frontier” packet, one of our great and supreme leader's Chief Standing Bear had …show more content…
But one of their many reasons was to escape poverty. It states that they went on their faith, themselves, God and their country knowing that they could do this. They believed that they could have a brand new life and take a risk to get out of their old conditions. Not saying that couldn’t be true but if that was the case, then why come to the West and try to have power over the us and try to persuade us to believe in your religion? If you came to the West to get peace, then that’s exactly what you should’ve gave us! The White settlers may claim that they really didn’t treat us unfairly because in 1865, Chief Joseph’s father signed a treaty that allowed our people to retain much of our lands. However, after months of fighting and forced marches, many of the Nez Perce were sent to reservations (now known as Oklahoma) where many of them died. Then the government had the nerve to offer forgiveness if only we reported to Army Forts. So again that right there is another unfair advantage for us Indians. Not only that but on November 29, John Chivington advocated an Indian extermination where troops attacked, killing about 200 of us , mostly our women and children. There is another inequitable advantage so therefore, that excuse isn’t