Indian chief
An old Indian chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking
a
ceremonial pipe and eyeing two Federal government officials
who were
sent to interview him.
Chief Two Eagles, asked one official, you
have observed the white
man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his material
wealth. You've
seen his progress, and the damage he's done.
The chief nodded in agreement.
The official continued, Considering all these
events, in your
opinion, where did the white man go wrong?
The chief stared at the government officials for over a
minute and
then calmly replied, When white man found the land,
Indians were
running it. No taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver,
women did
all the work, medicine man free, Indian man spent all day
hunting and
fishing, all night
having sex. Then the chief leaned back and smiled,
White man dumb
enough to think he could improve system like that.