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A History of the Indians of the United States (The Civilization of the American Indian Series)

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In 1906 when the Creek Indian Chitto Harjo used to be protesting america government’s liquidation of his tribe’s lands, he began his argument with an account of Indian history from the time of Columbus, “for, of course, a thing has to have a root before it can grow.” Yet even today most intelligent non-Indian Americans have little knowledge of Indian history and affairs those lessons have not taken root.

This book is an in-depth historical survey of the Indians of america, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska, which isolates and analyzes the problems which have beset these people since their first contacts with Europeans. Only in the light of this knowledge, the creator points out, can an intelligent Indian policy be formulated.

In the book are described the first meetings of Indians with explorers, the dispossession of the Indians by colonial expansion, their involvement in imperial rivalries, their beginning relations with the new American republic, and the ensuing century of war and encroachment.

The most up to date aspects of government Indian policy are also detailed the good and bad administrative practices and measures to which the Indians have been subjected and their present situation.

Miss Debo’s style is objective, and all the way through the book the distinct social environment of the Indians is emphasized—an environment that may be foreign to the experience of most white men. Through ignorance of that culture and life style the result of non-Indian policy toward Indians have been centuries of blundering and tragedy.

In response to Indian history, an enlightened policy will have to be formulated: protection of Indian land, vocational and educational training, voluntary relocation, encouragement of tribal organization, recognition of Indians’ social groupings, and reliance on Indians’ abilities to direct their own lives.

The result of this new policy would be a chance for Indians to live now, whether on their own land or as adjusted members of white society. Indian history is frequently highly specialized and is never recorded in books of general history. This book unifies the many specialized volumes that have been written about their history and culture. It has been written not only for persons who work with Indians or for students of Indian culture, but for all Americans of good will.

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