American Indians have been marginalized for quit sometime. Ever since the day people came to live in America, American Indians were treated unequally. In the article "Would We Be Killed" the author wrote, "By 1879, settlers and the U.S. Army had forced most tribes off their lands, and "white man" diseases had devastated the native population." This quote shows that "white men" didn't care about the health and the lives of the American Indians who were forced out of their home.
In Shanice Brittons's essay, "Life on the Rez It's Not What You Think", Shanice describes her life on the Rez. She tells the reader about how her life isn't as different as people might think despite her American Indian ancestry. Shanice describes her desire to help American Indian traditions from disappearing like the language sometimes used in her community. She tell the reader about her life in order to help the reader understand that they aren't that different and how she wants her community to prosper.
Yes, you are correct, but you are forgetting to mention one MAJOR issue that caused marginalization? What was the focus of this whole article?
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