ose
of interpreting his race to the present age.

When the first Universal Races Congress was held in the city of London
in 1911, Dr. Eastman was chosen to represent the American Indian at that
historic gathering. He is generally recognized as the foremost man of
his race to-day, and as an authority on the history, customs, and
traditions of the native Americans.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE INDIAN AS HE WAS 3

II. THE HOW AND THE WHY OF INDIAN WARS 19

III. THE AGENCY SYSTEM: ITS USES AND ABUSES 34

IV. THE NEW INDIAN POLICY 49

V. THE INDIAN IN SCHOOL 64

VI. THE INDIAN AT HOME 81

VII. THE INDIAN AS A CITIZEN 95

VIII. THE INDIAN IN COLLEGE AND THE PROFESSIONS 115

IX. THE INDIAN'S HEALTH PROBLEM 135

X. NATIVE ARTS AND INDUSTRIES 148

XI. THE INDIAN'S GIFTS TO THE NATION 164

BIBLIOGRAPHY 179

TABLE OF INDIAN RESERVATIONS 183

THE INDIAN TO-DAY

CHAPTER I

THE INDIAN AS HE WAS

It is the aim of this book to set forth the present status and outlook
of the North American Indian. In one sense his is a "vanishing race." In
another and an equally true sense it is a thoroughly progressive one,
increasing in numbers and vitality, and awakening to the demands of a
new life. It is time to ask: What is his national asset? What position
does he fill in the body politic? What does he contribute, if anything,
to the essential resources of the American nation?

In order to answer these questions, we ought, first, to consider fairly
his native environment, temperament, training, and ability in his own
lines, before he resigned himself to the inevitable and made up his mind
to enter fully into membership in this great and composite nation. If we
can see him as he was, we shall be the better able to see him as he is,
and by the worth of his native excellence measure his contribution to
the common stock.

In the first place, he is free born, hence a free thinker. His
go