Analysis: Should American Indians Be Fully Integrated Into American Society
The argument that whether American Indians should be fully integrated into the American society or that it is best to continue to maintain and support American Indians staying on their reservation has been an important dispute for many years. The place of Indians in American society may be seen as one aspect of the question of the integration of minority groups into the social system. Only by maintenance of freedom for cultural variation can a heterogeneous society keep conflict at a minimum. In my opinion, in the long run, integration is the best way to go. Not only is it human nature to feel belonging in a greater society regardless of origin, but it also promotes multiculturalism in America. A way of incorporating American Indians