Question #4 refers to the excerpt below: DEPARTMENT OF TH…
Question #4 refers to the excerpt below: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, December 2, 1882 SIR: I desire to call your attention to what I regard as a great hindrance to the civilization of the Indians, viz, the continuance of the old heathenish dances, such as the sun-dance, scalp-dance, & c. These dances, or feasts, as they are sometimes called, ought, in my judgment, to be discontinued, and if the Indians now supported by the Government are not willing to discontinue them, the agents should be instructed to compel such discontinuance.” — Office of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Code of Indian Offenses, 1883 The above excerpt best reflects the changing nature of government policies towards the American Indian by the late 19th century in which of the following ways?
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