Sarah Winnemucca's Practical Solution of the Indian Problem A Letter to Dr. Lyman Abbot of the "Christian Union"

"Sarah Winnemucca's Practical Solution of the Indian Problem" by Elizabeth P. Peabody is a narration from the 1800s about political events. The book describes Sarah Winnemucca, a Piute Indian, who wants better education and care for Native Americans. She looks for answers to problems that Native Americans face when dealing with white settlers and the government. Peabody's story expresses Winnemucca's dream of helping her people by teaching them, so she starts a school for Piute kids and asks her tribe to get involved in Western culture. The book shows how different Winnemucca's caring way of teaching is from the mean ways used at reservations; her methods focused on growing as a person, respect, and keeping their culture alive. Peabody also writes about the difficulties Winnemucca experienced, like going against government workers, but she never gave up on making her people's lives better and giving them a reason to look forward to the future.