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George Crook

First, take the government of the Indians out of politics second, let the laws of the Indians be the same as those of the whites third, give the Indian the ballot.

George Crook

Politics

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George Crook is suggesting that Native American governments should no longer function as separate political entities and that their legal systems should be replaced by those used by white Americans. He also believes that Native Americans should be granted the right to vote in the same way as white citizens.

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