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1The Trauma of Historical Change: The Sioux Indians were hunters who followed the buffalo over the vast plains. They were accustomed to an abundance of game which became a legend overnight. The immigration of foreign people, the death of the buffalo and soil erosion destroyed the livelihood of the Indians, who learned to become dependent upon a feeding government. When the buffalo died, the Sioux died. They refused to identify themselves with the conquerors and found themselves as powerless in their situation as children are in the hands of frustrating adults. They dreamed the dreams of restoration and did not realize that the white man was going to stay in their country.
2Cultural Conscience on the Defensive: The Indians refused the 'American Dollar Civilization'. The idea of storage is strange, money is distasteful to them. The white teachers complain: 'The Indian parents not only let their children masturbate, they teach them to masturbate.' This is answered by the Indians: 'The whites not only let their babies