... is a dead one" was uttered by an army officer named general Sheridan in 187?. After the civil war, he played an important role in Indian affairs by placing then in reservations in the later part of the 19^th century. When a Native American chief surrendered to the general, he used the words `good Indian', so the army would know he meant no harm. General Sheridan supposedly uttered the famous proverb " the only good Indian I saw were dead". This statement has become famous through out the years and many authors and historians have looked at it in great detail and analysed it. (Examples). When early Europeans began to settle in America, it was thought that the white Europeans and the `natives' could co-exist. The Europeans encouraged the `Indian' to adapt to the European way of life by teaching them Christianity, farming and the principles of property. Early polices ...

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