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Teddy Roosevelt: “Above all, the Indian boys and girls should be given confident command of colloquial English, and should ordinarily be…”

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Above all, the Indian boys and girls should be given confident command of colloquial English, and should ordinarily be prepared for a vigorous struggle with the conditions under which their people live, rather than for immediate absorption into some more highly developed community.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He advocates for teaching Native American youth English and preparing them for the challenges they face.

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