Marger, Chapter 6
Did I miss something during a-merican history lessons? Since when did the b-ritish colonial government and/or the newly independent u-nited s-tates want to control the acquisition of land to protect the rights of Indians? From first contact Indians were seen as savages. Who, during that time expressed a need to safe guard savages? I found it interesting that Marger states the above and then continues with a contradiction. He clearly points out that the objective was to separate the Indians from their land either by assimilation or through removal. The settlers wanted the lands and the reformers wanted to civilize the so called savages. Does any of that depict protection of Indian rights? However, do those objectives fit the nature of the dominant group? They most certainly do! As we all know too well that the group without the resources and means of control, that physically look and behave so drastically different (as a trekky would say), resistance is futile!
S. Ramos, Post #7
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