In 1887, the Dawes Act was adopted by the Congress, divided Indian tribes into the separate individual allotments which were seen as a part of the assimilation process at the time. This caused the discomfort for the ones that involved due to the cultural shock and the difficulties that they soon to be facing. The Native Americans had problems mostly with the dispute of the Dawes Act, the ignorant in farming, and the difference in tradition. They now had to adjust all of that problems to fit in American way of life. Especially, farming and living like Americans seemed the most impossible tasks to manage for these Native Americans. After the Dawes Act was established, not everyone was happy, especially the Indians. In document 3, Wooden Leg…show more content… It was like cultural shock when they had to live far away from the family. “The people were too used to living in large family groups… now they were in father-mother-child units… often miles from their other relatives.” They had to endure “the fear” and “the loneliness” to support well for themselves. This shows how Indians culture involves a lot on groups and gatherings, while Americans usually live separately. Obviously it would be crucial to put the Indians in that position and make them adjust to the American way of living. The document 5 also emphasized the view on domestic life where the husbands envy the wives because women can still keep their role while the men have learn how to farm. He felt burdensome while being called “lazy Indian” just because he was not familiar to farming. Changing from Indians old way of living which was hunting, farming was so challenging for these people. As document 4 describes the disaster of trying to farm. It states that the Indians “had forgotten how to farm.” They were not used to vegetables because they often ate meats from hunting. When they were given watermelons, they would “cut them up and boiled them like squash. They did not know you could eat them raw.” They worked so hard to learn how to plow, but it turned out to be “a dance, not a farming lesson.” As it was described, “the plow jumped out of the ground and turned over, and the Indian fell down.” The outsiders would find this is funny to watch, but the Indians tried their best to be a part of the community. They lost so much tears and sweats just to adapt the Americans’ techniques and culture. It was not easy for them at
