The Indian in a Wartime Nation

ONE would expect the Indians of the United States to be confused and perplexed by the war situation. Essentially they are a rural people. Many of them live in remote areas, speak only their native languages, and have little access to newspapers, radio, or other forms of communication. How could they be expected to understand the clash of ideologies which has precipitated the world crisis? Moreover, the treatment accorded the Indians at the hands of the Federal Government during the past century and a half could hardly be expected to produce loyal citizens devoted to the Nation's welfare and willing to defend it against its enemies. From the very beginning, our attitude toward the Indians was largely one of intolerance and repression. We managed to trade them out of land or to take it by force. We pushed them back into reservations which we promised to preserve. We broke our treaties, ignored our solemn pledges, and took more and more of their land

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