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History books and Hollywood westerns have created
stereotypes of both the Indians and their white{{U}} {{U}} 1
{{/U}} {{/U}}．{{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}, Indians have been
portrayed as ignorant, murdering{{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}; the
whites, on the other hand, have been{{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}}
{{/U}}as brave adventurers, struggling to make homes in a new and hostile land. It
is not surprising that{{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}the years the
Indians have developed a sense of personal and cultural{{U}} {{U}}
6 {{/U}} {{/U}}and the whites a sense of superiority. These feelings
are{{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}evident{{U}} {{U}} 8
{{/U}} {{/U}}the reservations. Government reservations have fostered a
"paternalistic" attitude of whites toward Indians,{{U}} {{U}} 9
{{/U}} {{/U}}Indians have been encouraged to be dependent upon whites for food
and survival. It should come as no surprise{{U}} {{U}} 10
{{/U}} {{/U}}Indians, after years of isolation and dependency on reservations,
often{{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}motivation and
self-esteem. In an attempt to{{U}} {{U}} 12
{{/U}} {{/U}}from a life of poverty and unemployment, many Indians{{U}}
{{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}to alcohol. Alcoholism is a major health
problem on reservations and in some way{{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}}
{{/U}}approximately 80 percent of the families. As one Sioux Indian explained,
"When you've got no job, no money, and a house with a dirt roof, you've got good
reason to want to get drunk." Despair has even harsher
consequences. The suicide{{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}among
Indian teenagers is four times the national average. Traditionally, Indian
schools have tried to force children to forget their Indian language
and{{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}in favor of white customs
and{{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}. As a result, many young people
feel inferior to the{{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}white American
and are ashamed of their Indian heritage.{{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}}
{{/U}}, however, this deplorable situation has begun to change{{U}} {{U}}
20 {{/U}} {{/U}}the efforts of sensitive teachers and school
administrators.