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Social Disturbance The American Indians' peaceful life was ended when Columbus landed on the American continent. The attitude of the western invaders gradually changed from trade to settlement and the Indians soon found it necessary, therefore, to protect their human rights and their property. (Soon, however, the population of the western invaders increased to overwhelming numbers, and after the failure of the Indians' fight, they were forced to move east and west, according to the needs for expansion of the white settlers.) Finally, all -Indians were put on reservations, which was usually land that was unfamiliar to them and was desert or semi-desert. Bo Corresponding Social Problems Years after this disturbance the social structure and family system of the Indians broke down. Their culture had been denied They were forced to accept the culture of the powerful conquering nation. Instead of the success of the melting pot pol icy, social problems erupted as a result of the social and cultural disintegration. It is especially frustrating for the Indian youth today to live on reservations which generate the social and cultural nonfliers compounded by the generation gap. C. Shoshone-Bannock Indians on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation The Shoshone-Bannock Indians at Fort Hall have more or less experienced all the general problems of American Indians today. However, their interest in education is growing They are, on one hand, trying hard to preserve their own culture, and on the other hand, trying to catch up with the surrounding nation. D. Goals of the Project The major purpose of this project is to build an educational community center on the Fort Hall Reservation in order to help decrease and gradually end the deteriorating reservation atmosphere and to help clear the on-reservation social problems of today. E. Design Program The program is divided into four main functional portions. These functions and their corresponding room requirements are as follows: 10 Administration Offices, lounge and conference rooms 2. Education Library, study hall, classroom and corresponding lounge, cafeteria and auditorium 3. Cultural Development Museum, arts and crafts center 4. Recreation Area Indoor gymnasium, outdoor horse race track |
