INDIANS?

 By the mid 1800's whites wanted to assimilate Native Americans. Indians had to move to reservation camps.
They also had to change their names into Christian names. Whites made those whom joined the reservation camps cut there hair so they could blend with the rest. Clothing was changed too. The struggle of most was to learn the English language witch would separate them from their original culture.




   Charles Eastman is a great example for all these ways. He was a young Indian boy who by the age of 15 was converted into a Christian. He had to change his original name Hakadah  to Charles Eastman. The reason for the change of name was to make it easier for the whites to remember his name. Soon after this a restoration was made and all Indians living in the camps had to change there names too.


 Indians had to cut their hair into shorter. Since we all know that Indians long hair represented masculineness they did suffer. Most Indians had there hair as long up to the hip. Charles Eastman was made to this to assimilate more   like the whites. This was a suffering and painful experience to most of them.


Indians had their own language but by living in these camps they had to some how communicate with whites. This was when their  language was changed into the English . This was harder for the Indians since most of them were already familiar with their own language. It was hard and challenging but accomplished.


In conclusion whites assimilated most of the Native Americans. They made them do things they didn't want to do  like change their names and ways of living. Most people may not realize this but whites made a whole new person by making this changes because they were not themselves they were what whites wanted them to be.