The old Chief sat in his hut on the reservation, smoking the ceremonial
pipe, eyeing the US government officials sent to interview him.

"Chief Two Eagles," one official began. "You have observed the white man
for 90 years.

You have observed his wars and his material wealth. You have seen his
progress and the damage he has done." The Chief nodded that it was so. The
official continued, "Considering all these events, in your opinion, where
did the white man go wrong?"

The Chief stared at the government officials for over a minute, and then
calmly replied, "When white man found the land, Indians were running it.
There were... no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, women did
all the work, medicine man

free, Indian man spent all day hunting and fishing, and all night made
love to his woman."

Then the Chief leaned back and smiled,

"White man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."