American Indians where made feel like they didn't exist. They where pushed aside they wanted their kids to not be white. In the article it said "'kill the Indian save the man'". It also says "All the Students where given Christian names". Whites thought that American Indians where Dangerous and trouble makers. It even says in the article "American Indian tribes were in dire trouble". All these text evidence mean that whites wanted to get rid of American Indians.
The purpose of her essay is to say that she is the same as other people just because she is from a different culture that doesn't make her different. In the story it said, "I take showers, watch finding carter on MTV, and wear jeans, just like any other teen". Shanice wants reader to understand that we are all the same, but with different beliefs. Shanice says that Native Americans living today have 2 big ceremonies each year. In the article it says "One in the spring,Big time, and another in the fall, Indian days". Shanice explains that Native Americans don't just were moccasins and a headdress.
Angel, you did not mention a major aspect of the article in your first paragraph. What was the event/issue that this whole article is centered around discussing?
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