Part one of term paper
Cindy said the Indians are grieving for a life that they have been forced to leave behind. I spoke to Ms. Cindy Abrahamson at the Spokane Indian Cultural Office in Wellpinit, Washington. She emphasized that life was "totally different" for the Spokane Indians before the creation of reservations. The daily routine consisted of "gathering ro ...

Part two of term paper
... no one married their cousins" (Abrahamson). When reservation life began in the mid-eighteen hundreds the white man was a major influence. Customs began to change for the Indians. Pushed westward, as their number decreased, the Indians began to loose their land and their spirit. The tribe began to doubt their God. The stories that helped individuals retain their wealth ceased to be told, because the wealth of the tribe was gone. The warriors stopped fighting against the oppressing white man, ...