seemed to
have no difference
on
their ability to assimilate.â€
As for the youngsters’ acceptance
of
violence, Zesch pointed out that
frontier
life was dangerous in both
cultures.
The children’s perception of
the
enemy simply changed depend-
ing
,
“I
considered myself an Indian, and
an
Indian I would be†(distributed
by
Allen Smith Jr., 1-888-926-1865).
Life as an Indian, particularly as a
Comanche—Apaches
were morose,
according
to one narrative—was in
many
ways better for the children
than
their lives as hard-laboring
homesteaders.
At home they worked
from
dawn to dusk clearing fields,
hauling
water, helping their families
in
survival mode. There was little