It was approaching dusk as the conspicuous line of dark vans entered the reservation. These vehicles served the purpose of furnishing transportation for about 30 members of a Cleveland area youth group, whose mission was “to bring good news to the badlands”. In short, the group was ministering to the Indian children of the Pine Ridge Reservation, which was in close vicinity to the natural wonder found in the foothills of “the badlands”. The trip became …showed first 75 words of 1057 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1057 total…However, from the text, I have begun to understand their response. Similar to the Quakers, our intentions were good but the outcome was not quite as beneficial as we had hoped. I think the message the author is trying to convey are the feelings of the Indians in response to actions of those like the Quakers that have continued to this day. If such were her intentions, she was quite successful in expressing her convictions.