Native American civil rights criticize the idea of "American progress" and to express pride and faith in the identities of their own cultures. Charles Eastman, a Mdewakanton and Wahpeton Sioux and physician, published books and articles in English for American people to show that it is not savage that Native people celebrate what Mourning Dove called the "ancient way". In 1902, Gertrude Bonnin told the "Atlantic Monthly" that the traditions of her tribe, the Yankton Dakota Sioux, were not only equal to European Americans, but that their values were superior. In 1903, Charles Eastman, a Santee Dakotan and Native representative, was requested by Theodore
Native American recognition in the United States claim is not well-founded. <br>Numerous disenrollments by small tribes with casino income are suspicious. <br>Several Native American Communities have prohibited Disenrollment In 2016 a website called "Stop Disenrollment" was set up by Native Peoples.<br> In 2017 it is reported that an estimated 9,000 members of 72 native tribes have been disenrolled Some groups that are not federally recognized have still achieved state recognition. Various states, most in the East, have a recognition process independent of federal recognition. Some examples of state-recognized tribes are the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the Houma Tribe of Louisiana. Native American recognition in the