To be 100% truthful I do not remember learning about the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, although I assume I learned it at some point during my education. I had to heard of the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973 either before watching the video in class. I feel like you said, just goes to show that such large atrocities are still being committed against the Native Americans and yet they are kept under raps and brushed under the rug. When you discussed how moved you were when media portrayed Homer St. Francis as this hostile being and they assumed those under him were just as hostile. I instantly thought of our own country with the 2016 election and who won, I feel most countries thought the same about us. It’s unfair to pass judgement of a majority vote when there are outliers or those who values do not coincide with the leader.
I had known about both wounded knees in vague detail but I don’t remember where I heard about them from because to my knowledge we never really covered over them in Highschool. This class was the first time I had ever heard about what happened there in detail. I agree with you and the other commentor in that I think these events are more or less brushed under the rug because the American public finds them unpleasant to confront. It’s amazing how public perception changes towards tribes when their leadership changes. I think it sucks that the Abenaki were forced into adopting western political style representation by outsiders and then fell into the worst this system of goverment has to offer what with all the vicious infighting and powerstruggles.
To be 100% truthful I do not remember learning about the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890, although I assume I learned it at some point during my education. I had to heard of the Wounded Knee Occupation of 1973 either before watching the video in class. I feel like you said, just goes to show that such large atrocities are still being committed against the Native Americans and yet they are kept under raps and brushed under the rug. When you discussed how moved you were when media portrayed Homer St. Francis as this hostile being and they assumed those under him were just as hostile. I instantly thought of our own country with the 2016 election and who won, I feel most countries thought the same about us. It’s unfair to pass judgement of a majority vote when there are outliers or those who values do not coincide with the leader.
I had known about both wounded knees in vague detail but I don’t remember where I heard about them from because to my knowledge we never really covered over them in Highschool. This class was the first time I had ever heard about what happened there in detail. I agree with you and the other commentor in that I think these events are more or less brushed under the rug because the American public finds them unpleasant to confront. It’s amazing how public perception changes towards tribes when their leadership changes. I think it sucks that the Abenaki were forced into adopting western political style representation by outsiders and then fell into the worst this system of goverment has to offer what with all the vicious infighting and powerstruggles.
I also just learned about 1973 wounded knee which was equally shocking to me as wel especially considering the proximity to today.