Two Eagles, an old Indian chief, sat in his hut on the reservation
smoking a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two US government officials sent
to interview him. One US official said to Chief Two Eagles, "You have
observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his
technological advances. You've seen his progress, and the damage he
has 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 two government officials for over a
minute, and then he 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. Then the chief leaned back and
smiled before he added, "Only white man dumb enough to think he could
improve system like that."
