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Further Reading
“BIA Official Website.” BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (BIA) HISTORY. BIA, 5 Dec. 2017. Web. 15 May 2017. C. L. “From War to Self-Determination: A History of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.” American Studies Today Online. American Studies Resources Centre, Aldham … Continue reading
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Critical Commentary
Delos Lone Wolf’s graduation speech appears to represent an ideal “assimilator” of the Western education he received at the school, however a deeper look into the speech in fact also shows a “resistor” voice. He advocates for the refinement of … Continue reading
Posted in Delos Lone Wolf, The Conflicted
Tagged Christian God, Christianity, Civilized, Dawes Act, Education, reservations, Tribal Way, western references
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John (Wap-Tose-Note) Ramsey-(Nez Percé)
Biography | Historical and Cultural Context | Critical Commentary | Further reading
Posted in Assimilators, Indian Craftsman, John Ramsey, Memoir, Nez Perce
Tagged Assimilation, Cultural Values, Origin Story, white-Indian relations
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Critical Commentary
Sadie Ingalls’ origin story is concise, but filled with meaning. Themes of sin invade the text, as does the conflict between the individual and the community in this carefully worded yet ambiguous piece. Sadie’s crow suffers several faults. First, he forgets … Continue reading
Historical and Cultural Context
In the late 1860s, President Ulysses Grant was first of many to find a solution to the US “Indian Problem” via assimilation and landholding. This Peace Policy called for the relocation of Indians from their ancestral homes to allocated pieces of land … Continue reading
Posted in Delos Lone Wolf, The Conflicted
Tagged 1860s, Allotment Act, Christianity, Dawes Act, Peace Policy
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Further Reading
“Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.” Hiram B. Runnels Student File | Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center, carlisleindian.dickinson.edu/student_files/hiram-b-runnels-student-file. Accessed 15 May 2017. “Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center.” Lewis Runnels Student File | Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center, … Continue reading
Critical Commentary
The Struggle Against Darkness is a rather short story which seems to combine many elements of other Sanpoil stories. As a result, Runnels submitted a text that is incredibly encompassing of many Sanpoil stories, and thus has high cultural value. … Continue reading
Posted in Louis Runnels, Tribal Educators
Tagged Colville Reservation, Cultural Values, Educator, Fire, Religious, Sanpoil, social evolution, Spiritual, Sun, The Great Spirit
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The Indian – A Man (Full Text)
Original Piece | Elmer Simon | The Indian, The Man, The Canon This piece, written by standout Carlisle Indian School student Elmer Simon, features a clear, multi-layered argument for the social equality of Native Americans (Referred to in the … Continue reading
Posted in Elmer Simon, Essay, Graduation Speech, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Civilized, The Red Man, transcription, white-Indian relations
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The Indian, The Man, and The Canon: A close analysis and examination of Elmer Simon’s “The Indian – A Man”
Elmer Simon | The Indian – A Man (Full Text) Shortly after my first reading of Elmer Simon’s 1896 piece, “The Indian – A Man” (The Red Man), it was clear to me that this was a piece well … Continue reading
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Tagged Chippewa, Christianity, Civilized, Cultural Values, Jane Tompkins, The Red Man, white-Indian relations
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Elmer Simon
Who Is Elmer Simon? The Indian – A Man (Full Text) At the most basic level, Elmer Simon was a Chippewa native American who graduated from the Carlisle Indian School on April 13th, 1896. On a deeper level, however, he … Continue reading