Synthesis & Response to: Indigenous resistance and racist schooling on the borders of empires: Coast Salish cultural suvival by Michael Marker

   In the article Indigenous resistance and racist schooling on the borders of empires: Coast Salish cultural survival Michael Marker discusses the integration of Native Indians known as Coast Salish into American and Canadian culture. The Coast Salish Indians lived among the borders of the U.S. and Canada in the state of Washington and the province of British Columbia, and they were incorporated into the country in which they were settled. Therefore, there are now Canadian and American Coast Salish Indians. Today they are still define themselves as Coast Salish Indians, even though they do have to cross a boarder. In British Columbia, the Salish Indians were brought into public schools, mixing them with other Canadian citizens. This has caused racism because the Indians are very different, not just by culture, but even physical features. Washington state took a smarter route and developed a boarding school to which only the Coast Salish Indians attend. Although they may be split and immersed into the modern world, they still stand together to uphold their culture and roots.
   I believe Canada and the United States should have never stepped in and intrude on the Coast Salish Indians. They are not a threat and we should stay out of their culture, as they were the first to inhabit the land. In fact, the United States and Canada should reserve that area and make it Native lands and leave it ungoverned for the Indians. They clearly do not want the help of any of the governments.