1973 "Some of the texts have referred to Indians as savages and heathens and this has caused concern in schools at Window Rock."

1973 - Rep. Benjamin Hanley, D-Window Rock (Arizona House) was upset about what he terms derogatory references to Indians in history books. He told the House members "Some of the texts have referred to Indians as savages and heathens and this has caused concern in schools at Window Rock." In a move to stop it, he tried to amend a minor measure on the floor to forbid school boards from buying texts which are "discriminatory" in nature... But the amendment was defeated. Some opponents said they didn't like the idea of rewriting history books.. 
1973 March 28, Arizona Republic 
History gives distorted view
of Indians, educator asserts
1973 July 27, Fort Collins Coloradoan 
     Those reading United States history could assume either that there were no Indians here when European settlers began arriving or that the Indians were not important.
      This was one of the statements of Robert Delaney this week in one of the series of programs on the American West being presented by Colorado State University. Delaney, an Indian specialist, is director of the Center Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College at Durango.
      Delaney, who shared the program with Calvin Dupree, an Indian anthropologist, stressed that he wants American history to be an integrated story, including Indians, blacks and other groups. He warned against a present trend to consider Indians as the only people who understand nature.
      “A course on the American Indian,” he asserted, is more relevant to American students today than one on Napoleon.
      The Fort Lewis professor said, “We have had hundreds of My Lais perpetrated on the Indians. The national policy on Indians has been a political football.”
      At present, he added, there is an “Indian renaissance,” with Indian population increasing at a faster rate than the general population. This may be partly because more people are proud to claim Indian ancestry now, he said.
      “The public has a distorted view of Indians and television and writers still cater to the myths,” he asserted….
1973 July 27, Fort Collins Coloradoan 
1973 March 18 The Palm Beach Post 

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