Old Indian Chief
An old Indian chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking
a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two U.S. government officials
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, "Only white
man dumb enough to think he improve system like that."
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