Furthermore, some government leaders, along with their religious allies, had made determined efforts to assimilate and transform the Native people, whom they viewed as savages.
علاوة على ذلك ،‏ بذل بعض مسؤولي الحكومة مع حلفائهم من رجال الدين جهودا حثيثة لصهر وتطبيع الهنود باعتبارهم همجيين .‏