An American Indian reservation is defined as an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are approximately 310 Indian reservations in the United States. To put it simply, reservations were created to relocate Native Americans to sets portions of land. Since the beginning, the new establishment brought much controversy. But as time went on Native Americans had no choice to accept their fate. It is unfortunate that a minority, such as the Native Americans, can be forced to abide to something. Power is all one needs to trample over culture.
I could never imagine having everything taken away from me. It is sad to know that these kinds of things have happened and are happening now. I think Native Americans are the most misunderstood. For starters, the term “Indians” can have two different cultural meanings. When the White people discovered Native Americans, they viewed them as complete weaklings. They took advantage of them by deception with power and the language barrier. There are not many Native Americans around today. I have yet to meet one. People must put up a front so they do not be taken for granted. Like Victor said to Thomas, you have to be stoic-looking.
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