One way American Indians were marginalized was when Captain Pratt's goal was to "Kill the Indian, save the man". In short, his goal was to kill the Indian inside of all the young students who went to Carlisle and mold them into the "proper" child. In the text it says that Ota Kte's "long hair was cut short. His leggings and moccasins were taken away, replaced by an itchy wool uniform and black leather boots that squeaked with every step." This proves that Captain Pratt was succeeding with his plan and the Indian inside Ota Kte was slowly fading away.
The purpose of Shanice Briton's essay was to inform the reader that American Indians today aren't the stereotypical Indian who lives in a teepee. In the text she explains that she lives in a house with running water and electricity and also, takes showers, watches TV, and wears jeans like any other teenager in today's society. Not to mention, her environment that surrounds her is just the same as the environment that surrounds us as well. Such as restaurants, gas stations, and grocery stores. Yes, there are times that she explains about the different occasions her tribe has celebrating with women wearing the long skirts and men wearing the headbands with feathers. But, at the end of the day she is still an average teenager living the same life as another one living 1,000 miles away, but just like that other teenager, she comes from a different culture.
Yes, you have the gist of it. But your first paragraph could have a bit more detail to make your claim much stronger.
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