Charles Eastman's Postcolonization Of American Indians

In the first place is evident that Eastman not only describes his childhood and youth but also validated how he treated Indians the same way white people would. With this in mind Charles Eastman went back to the woods in the summer of 1910 with the intent of search out and purchase rare curios and ethnological specimens. Given this intention he without hesitation used his influences as being a true Indian to access Indians living on reservations and to induce for them to give object of historic. In other words, Eastman displayed actions of a colonizer by identifying regions where American Indians still hold civilization. He knew of Indians who still sustaining themselves by the old fashion way (hunting and fishing) and obtain annuity money

from the sales of it (Eastman 168). For instance, he made his first visit to the Leech Lake Ojibways which did not have schools or churches and meets annually for the Grand Medicine Dance in order to invoke the protection and blessing of the Great Mystery.
The principal chief of the Ojibways, Majigabo who once was enemies of Eastman’s tribes (Sioux) was warrior that do not allow people to mess with. It attitude was not well receive by Eastman. For example, he did not allow the census taker to enumerate his people. Eastman certainly treated Indians they way white people might when one day came surprisingly into a small Indian village that was uninhabited. Thus, decided to act as colonizer who settles in a new region (Eastman 180). As a result, unexpectedly heard a loud scratching on the bark door of the place. The reaction was a white people will normally act. Eastman put his hand on the trigger of his weapon and when he open the door, a turtle was there. In summary, it tell that Eastman acted and treated Indians the way white people normally do.