Mr. President. when Alaska was received from the Russian Government there were a majority of the people in that territory. all those called Aleuts. living on the islands away from the mainland and far over toward the Asiatic coast. who were educated. who were Christianized. who had schools in every hamlet. and who lived as civilized people live in the United States. in houses with their proper furniture and proper conveniences. They had their schoolhouses. they had their churches. they all belonged to the Greek Church. and were under the care of the Russian Government and that Church for their civilization and their education. There was another class living along the coast and up in the edge of the mountains who were wild. unruly Indians. prone to drink. prone to robbery and theft.
Identified stereotypes
Aleuts are described as educated and civilized, while other native groups are described as wild and unruly.