Read the following questions and then write a single essay of between 650 and 850 words that incorporates your response to them. Your essay should include an opening statement, a body (with examples and course content references, footnoted properly as needed), and a conclusion. Before you begin your essay, restate the questions you are answering.
Public policy toward Native Americans has been inconsistent. Some of the policies reflect the desire to make the Indian more like the Whites who came to this country, while others reflect cultural relativity. Using specific examples, discuss which policies reflect the dominant groups ethnocentrism and which ones reflect cultural relativity.
In your opinion, which set of policies has been more effective? Why?