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Show 68 many respects; 3) in order to achieve the foregoing it is quite unnecessary to solicit the Indian's opinion, since he, by sheer force of habit, would be unqualified to give a spontaneous reply. On the other hand, it is advisable indeed indispensable to take culture modes into account: they must be influenced, not by coercive methods, by means of the social controls indicated by sociology and the related sciences; 4) the role of science in social planning is of basic importance, because up to the present none other than scientific methods have been discovered for manipulating and controlling the forces governing Man. Lewis, Oscar y Ernest E. Maes (Estados Unidos), "Base Para una Nueva De-finicion Practica del Indio," America Indigena, V, No. 2 (April, 1945), Mexico, D.F., pp. 107-118. English summary: The experience of the Inter-American Indian Institute in the development of its function as technical consultant to the governments of America in the field of Indian problems has demonstrated the need of a universally acceptable definition of what constitutes an Indian. The authors of this article on the basis of intimate connection with several of the Institutes projects, believe that his need can best be met by a "working definition" of what is an Indian developed from the point of view of the administrator of welfare programs that affect Indian groups. From the point of view of such a person, the important factor in the question is whether or not the program he administers will require certain adaptations before it can meet the peculiar requirements of the Indian group. Starting from this premise, the authors indicate their reasons for thinking that a definition of what constitutes an Indian based on the needs of the administrator might indeed have wider validity and greater practical value than the racial, legal and cultural definitions of the past, although they recognize that such a definition might not always be completely scientific. The authors propose that in each country where the existence of an Indian problem is recognized (although the exact character of that problem may not be known) the administrators of social programs in the fields of health, education, agriculture, etc. determine those factors that make necessary peculiar adaptations in their programs. Once this is done, the authors believe, it will be possible for the census of each country to collect the data that will make possible the precise definition of the nature and character of the Indian problem, together with an indication of its extent and geographic location. Editorial, "Indian Nomenclature," America Indigena, Vol. V, No. 3 (July, 1945), Mexico, D.F., pp. 187-190. Article written in Spanish. 1946 Editorial, "Future Immigration to the American Continent," American Indigena. Vol. VI, No. 1 (January, 1946), Mexico, D.F., pp. 3-8. English summary: The immigration situation is different today; as of World War I the Europeans from countless ruined cities desiring to settle among us will number not thousands or hundreds, but millions. |