While I was reading the paper, I was quite disgusted by the diction utilized. For example, the labeling of Native Americans as “indigenous,” and living in “barbarism and wretchedness” are just plain racist. What makes the white population any better? The paper goes on to say that the Native Americans should “indulge in the degeneracies of civilization” but what exactly do the authors of the report believe civilization is? To me, it is a community of people fostering each other’s growth and doing everything to support one another. However, the civilization in the 19th century stifled the growth of many, only to support the wealthy and white. That’s barbaric, not eating acorns. The paper explains that education is the main difference between the Native Americans and the civilized. Nonetheless, the education that the students received was the source of the divisions. It flooded their minds with racist notions and a feeling of superiority. Funnily enough, even if the Native Americans tried to become part of their civilization, they would simply be categorized as the lowest of the low and isolated.