Because Europeans were beginning to colonize the world, they completely ignored the natives. Although, at one point, Aboriginal people and Europeans traded with each other. It was not until the Navajo lands were confiscated that they felt they had to oppose the whites. Treaty after treaty, the natives realize that they have been deceived. After Crow abandons his people's lands, he discovers that the government has refused to give his people food. When Donehogawa first explained to Red Cloud what the treaties really meant, he felt betrayed.186 The natives could not read and that is why the Europeans took advantage of them. When the natives fought back, they were accused of disturbing the peace and were eventually sent to reservations. Unfortunately, this happened to give rise to a new civilization. Dee Brown does not add this important information. The Jacksonian era was beginning. The era was about voting for whoever European Americans wanted and, more importantly, about who should be the leader of their nation. Ultimately, the government was for the people. On top of that, Brown's book offers no creativity. It has the same organizational scheme for each chapter. This makes the story repetitive and offbeat. Unfortunately for the natives, there was one song that summed it all up. White