The paradox of the government policies
The role of the government is to set policies that are friendly to all people regardless of tribe. For instance, the government should develop policies that empower people and make them more productive. Paradoxically, the federal government does exactly the opposite towards the Native Indians. The introduction of the termination policies targeting the Native Indians is inhumane and intolerant. The policies aim to destroy the Ujibwe culture and force the Native Indians to adapt to the American mainstream culture.
The satire of original reservation
The author uses Mozahay Point as a fictionalized reservation to illustrate the tribulations that the Native Americans are going through as they struggle to retain their way of doing things. Towards the end of the book, the author illustrates that the federal government forces Native Indians out of their reservations to break their culture chain. Ironically, the Ukibwe community is united by racing and frybread making festivities that force them to meet at the original reservations. Therefore, the government's efforts are often frustrated by the tactical festivities of the Native Indians, who are determined to retain their culture.
The irony of the Natives
The Native Americans live in an extremely enlightened world, and everything surrounding them is contemporary. Sardonically, the Natives cannot be compromised by the changing environment, and they are determined to observe what they believe in. The Native Americans do not comprehend the impetus behind the federal government to come up with despotic policies aimed at obliterating the Ujibwe customs.
The irony of assimilation
Assimilating to a particular culture is a matter of choice and determination based on meticulous aspiration. The Native Americans are determined to keep their Ujibwe culture and pass it to upcoming generations. Ironically, the federal government has an opposing view, determined to destroy the Ujibwe culture, and uses force to disrupt the Native Americans by relocating them from their native lands to new environments.
