Rhetorical Analysis On Indians By Vino Deloria

Vine Deloria has a very poor opinion of American anthropologists who come to the reservations. His tone in the writing is far beyond annoyance or anger and is somewhat sarcastic. He also used harsh vocabularies and connotations such as saying the Indians are a “chessman” or a “game” for the anthropologists to play with. I was unsure if he is purposely doing it just to get the public's attention. He stated that American anthropologists only came to the reservations, not to learn about the Indians and their culture. They, however, solely come to look for proofs that support what they thought the Indian lives should be like which is why the anthropologists, as mentioned in the article, never have to rely on any instrument to record their observations. Deloria also believed that American anthropologists are responsible for many problems that occur to the Indians because the government and the outsiders only get a chance learn about the Indians through the anthropologists' writing. They are representing “the ultimate truth” to others. He stated that not only
Deloria offered many negative points about American anthropologists, but he also provided a sense of credibility by stating that he spent many years in the reservations studying and learning about the “real” Indians. However, it was not enough credibility or an evidence. It still makes me questioning his paper by him clamming to spent a lot of time in the reservations. There are some anthropologists who also spent a lot of time in the reserve yet are unable to accurately portray the Indians. Since he created such a strong opinion, I feel that it is only fair for him to also support it with something as strong and reliable. Nevertheless, Deloria did a good job in helping the readers stay on track on this lengthy article by highlighted his idea and emphasized his view by writing certain words or phrases in all capital