HIST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Dawes Act, Frederick Jackson Turner, Cultural Assimilation
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Compare and contrast the main ideas in chief joseph"s and president arthur"s statements. The two letters are coming from two very opposite ends of the spectrum regarding this issue (one extreme or the other) Both are pushing for equality under the law but have very different ideas about what that means. Chief joseph- equality, recognition as individuals and citizens is the goal. Arthur- assimilation is the goal (abide by their laws) Arthur- reservations will be temporary, move toward individual allotments (also called severalty- eventually this will be enacted by congress in the. Arthur- indians as wards of the state and the program of cultural assimilation. Similarity: both are acknowledging that what is happening is not working and something needs to change; they just have very different ideas as to how they can move forward with making improvements. Sovereignty vs. wardship (arthur is implying that native people will be wards of the federal government)
