Native Americans were marginalized in many ways. In the article it says, " By 1879, settlers and the U.S. Army had forced most tribes off their land "white man" diseases had devastated the native population. America's 250,000 remaining Native Americans were living on reservations, barely surviving on food and cast-off clothes provided by the U.S. government." This means that many of the Native Americans were marginalized and they weren't living right. Also it means that the "white man" clearly was trying to make the Native Americans Life easier.
Shanice Britton's essay, "Life on the Rez" its not what you think." Shanice describes her life on the Rez. She tells the readers about how her life isn't as different as people might think. She describes her wish to help American Indian tradition from disappearing because Indian tradition is very important to pass down like language sometimes used in her community. She tell the reader about her life in order to help the readers understand that they aren't that different and how she wants her community to prosper. In the passage it says, "The biggest thing for to get used to about college is that it's huge! There were only 25 people in my high school's graduating there are thousands in my freshman class at college. Its scary, but it's also exciting to be around people who value education. This means that Native Americans aren't that different from us they do the same things as us as in school and etc.
Yes, you are correct, but you are forgetting a MAJOR issue that is discussed throughout this whole article that focuses on how the Native Americans were marginalized. You're missing something very important!
ReplyDeleteAlso, you can't forget to add in the end quotation marks. Without them, it is impossible to know where the quote ends.