Within American history the United States underwent drastic change both socially and economically; through this evolution, the idea of modernity submerged which provoked, not only the United States, but other major countries (e.g. China, Russia etc.), into advancing there: agricultural, technological, and military units. Not only did major industries utilize modern technologies to be seen as a competitor in the world’s eyes, but through this metamorphosis, individuals began to change their mentality. Thus, realizing that living their old lives—a simple life—is not an ideal way of living in a modern era. Within the United States, modernization has always remained a constant, especially in the post-World War II era; after World War II, the American
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After discovering that Indian living conditions on the reservation were not humane; it lead to the origin of the Termination policy. To the public eye the Termination policy was to socialize and introduce Native Americas to, as Peter Iverson, writer of Building Toward Self-Determination; Plains and Southwest Indians in the 1940s & 50s, considers the “mainstreams of their counties and states”—a more westernized and or conservative lifestyle. However the underlining goal the Termination policy wanted to achieve was “to reduce . . . federal services and protection for American Indians” (Iverson). By living off the reservation and living among Americans (e.g. whites and other minorities) not only did it socialize them to the American way of life, according to Orlan J. Svingen, author of Jim Crow, Indian Lifestyle, it resulted in Indians having “citizenship… [granting] full political rights. . . to all Native Americans in the United States. . . .[thus having] all the basic political hardware… [and having] all the “tools” for political equality.” Although in theory the Termination policy had good intentions such as: basic human and civil rights, it ultimately left the Native American tribes who were forced off the reservation to suffer and end in worst conditions than what they originally were in while …show more content…
Tsianina Lamawaima, author of Hm! White Boy! You Got No Business Here!, wrote about how the United States government focused primarily on the youth. Furthermore, utilizing personal anecdotes of individuals who were involved in such reform. Lamawaima states: “[t]he United States government established Indian boarding schools to detribalize and individualize Native Americans. They set out a mold a ‘successful’ student—obedient, hardworking, Christian, punctual, clean, and neatly groomed—who would become a ‘successful’ citizen.” From Lamawaima’s writing, we are able to see that the Termination policy at a larger scale wanted to achieve a goal that ultimately transformed Native American youth to this ideal American child. Although this may be true, many of the Native American children attending the boarding schools did not follow the teaching they promoted. Rather yet, when Lamawaima had conversations with former boarding school students she summarizes their standpoint in regards to how they view the school. As reported by Lamawaima, students viewed the boarding school as: “watchful eyes” and that “[p]rivate moments fill treasured memories.”—similar to George Orwell novel 1984. We can see that the students and children of Native American’s do not want to follow the governments teaching and be fooled into
After discovering that Indian living conditions on the reservation were not humane; it lead to the origin of the Termination policy. To the public eye the Termination policy was to socialize and introduce Native Americas to, as Peter Iverson, writer of Building Toward Self-Determination; Plains and Southwest Indians in the 1940s & 50s, considers the “mainstreams of their counties and states”—a more westernized and or conservative lifestyle. However the underlining goal the Termination policy wanted to achieve was “to reduce . . . federal services and protection for American Indians” (Iverson). By living off the reservation and living among Americans (e.g. whites and other minorities) not only did it socialize them to the American way of life, according to Orlan J. Svingen, author of Jim Crow, Indian Lifestyle, it resulted in Indians having “citizenship… [granting] full political rights. . . to all Native Americans in the United States. . . .[thus having] all the basic political hardware… [and having] all the “tools” for political equality.” Although in theory the Termination policy had good intentions such as: basic human and civil rights, it ultimately left the Native American tribes who were forced off the reservation to suffer and end in worst conditions than what they originally were in while …show more content…
Tsianina Lamawaima, author of Hm! White Boy! You Got No Business Here!, wrote about how the United States government focused primarily on the youth. Furthermore, utilizing personal anecdotes of individuals who were involved in such reform. Lamawaima states: “[t]he United States government established Indian boarding schools to detribalize and individualize Native Americans. They set out a mold a ‘successful’ student—obedient, hardworking, Christian, punctual, clean, and neatly groomed—who would become a ‘successful’ citizen.” From Lamawaima’s writing, we are able to see that the Termination policy at a larger scale wanted to achieve a goal that ultimately transformed Native American youth to this ideal American child. Although this may be true, many of the Native American children attending the boarding schools did not follow the teaching they promoted. Rather yet, when Lamawaima had conversations with former boarding school students she summarizes their standpoint in regards to how they view the school. As reported by Lamawaima, students viewed the boarding school as: “watchful eyes” and that “[p]rivate moments fill treasured memories.”—similar to George Orwell novel 1984. We can see that the students and children of Native American’s do not want to follow the governments teaching and be fooled into