As they were designed to be in the 19th century, to keep the defeated Indians docile and "on the reservation."
“As they were designed to be in the 19th century, to keep the defeated Indians docile and “on the reservation.”
I’m sure there were many reasons, but the main one seems to be that they couldn’t assimilate with the WASP culture spreading across the west.
Your statement would seem to prove the article's point, don't you think?