Sunday, March 31, 2013
little war on the prairie
I find it interesting the the history of the state is told in a light way, when the history is not light at all. The fact that Indians were there first comes as an after thought isn't so much a shock as it is painful to hear that people leave pieces of history out to sugar coat it almost. As a society the history of Native Americans is glossed over and untouched when they were and are such a huge part of this country. People don't even know the history of their own town because it is left untouched. The monuments and tributes to the Native Americans are hidden as though they are ashamed of the history of their state. Even this plaques and signs leave out the whole story leaving the Native Americans to look like the bad guy.
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I agree with your blog post completely. The history of the Native Americans is left out and looked over to make the Americans seem as if they are in the right. However we find that not to be the case anymore after learning what really happened and figuring out what our people did to the Native Americans.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your blog post, as well. It is disappointing and scary that the monuments and tributes to the Native Americans are hidden. They should not be ashamed of their history but, it seems like they are. It really is such a huge part of the nation's history and should not be hidden at all.
ReplyDeleteLike the girls, I agree. However, I wish you would dig a little more into this concept. How might we rectify these things with our knowledge? Is it possible? How might this contribute to the way that you present information in your living newspaper project? Does it make you want to have some kind of call to action involved?
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