The Indian and His Problem
Nonfiction work
By: Francis E. Leupp
Date: 1910
Source: Leupp, Francis E. The Indian and His Problem. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1910, 125–127, 129–131.
About the Author: Francis E. Leupp (1849–1918), journalist and author, graduated from Williams College and Columbia University Law School. Leupp served as the Washington agent for the Indian Rights Association. He was head of the Washington Bureau of the New York Evening Post, and he served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1905 to 1909. Leupp was known for his opposition to off-reservation boarding schools and his desire to preserve aspects of American Indian culture.
Introduction
In 1871, American Indians, the majority of whom were by then living on reservations, were declared by Congress to be wards of the government. The tradition of warfare against American Indians was now to be...
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