1. As it was in the Beginning
"As it was in the Beginning": E.Pauline Johnson's Take on the Oppression of the Native People "As it was in the Beginning" gives a brief glimpse of the horrible injustices inflicted upon the Native people in the name of religion. ... For all her education in the ways of the white, Protestant world, she will never be an equal in Father Paul's eyes. ... Father Paul along with the rest of the Christian white men forced their beliefs and standards upon the native people in order to assimilate the "wild redskins". ... We try to assimilate the native people to be like the ...
- Word Count: 950
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School