by Rich Wandschneider | Jul 2, 2016 | 4th of July, Alice Flether, Assimilationists, Dawes Act, Henry Teller, Office of Indian Affairs, religious crimes code
American Indians’ patriotism and Indian celebrations of America’s favorite patriotic holiday are as complex and convoluted as is the overall dance of American History—although Indians, as Alvin Josephy said only half jokingly, don’t have history—or biography; they...