Is White change always great change? John Lame Deer in my opinion thinks other wise as he gives a sarcastic response to the change of his peoples "uncivilized ways" as he states that they were so uncivilized there was no need for dirty deeds the need for greed wasn't in them they had no value in material things, wealth came from tribal status and genuine kindness. Great character and status were the characteristics of there billionaires.
First can a uncivilized society be more at peace then a civilized one? Second can instilling cultural beliefs ruin an entire civilizations lively hood? In today's society modernization, government and unnatural laws have had a two sided affect on the people as a whole one side of the affect brings great joy peace and happiness and the other side the opposite side brings stress hardships and sometimes tragedies. This flip of the coin affect, shows the odds of being happy and being sad thats what a civilized society really has to offer you a 50/50 chance at happiness. Also religion isnt for everybody and should'nt be forced upon those who don't want to accept it because there heart will never truly be in it they'll just curse it by speaking half heartdly and not acting on the cultural beliefs of that religion.
Deer challenges the need to instill civilization to create peace and order to a group of people who have achieved that without it in his quote he often uses the word "We" to mock the abuse of power by the white man that forced natives to assimilate. Deer states how the indigenous people were in really bad shape as they were happy and peaceful without the knowing-ness of material wealth so they had no need for greed they valued eachothers life more than anything which was one of many pros in the reasoning for there happiness. Lame Deer uses verbal irony to convey that the native people didnt need to be controlled by the white man to be happy they just needed to be one with thereselves as there system of equality was actually perfect everyone and every living thing had value they valued the ground they walked upon.
In conclusion, Lame Deer's argument is that the Natives were perfectly fine without the white anglo saxton government and the need for material value they were a pure people left tainted and abused by the white mens strength that forced them to assimilate.
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