Savage

Today we looked at a textbook written in 1887 in America. the text book frequently describes the native Indian population as "savages." Google's definition of savage is "a member of a people regarded as primitive or uncivilized." The book describes them as oppressive and lazy, pointing out that the women did all the work in the village. It also describes their eyes as "snaky." It describes their culture as barbaric by discussing the attitude and reverence of warriors in Indian tribes. It describes them as illiterate by saying that they had no books. Later chapters in the book describe Indian attacks on colonies as very brief encounters with "the savages." The language and tone used by the author of the book gives the reader a dismissive attitude toward Indian people and culture.

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