Native Americans Reflection

I thought the excerpt from the movie The Last of the Mohicans was interesting in that it really portrayed an idea of how when cultures did not understand one another it ultimately lead to them clashing and fighting. None of cultures that were fighting stopped to try and understand the differences between them let alone embrace them as many cultures tend to do nowadays. It was disheartening to see bloodshed and death as a direct result of misunderstanding/ignorance, and although these ignorant views can still exist in any society it is comforting to know that the one I live in has made great strides in introducing the concept of acceptance to each new generation.

The video on Indian boarding schools essentially made known discrimination against Indians a reality for me. Although I have learned about prejudices in school and even seen different unjust actions with my own eyes, the emotions exemplified by the man in the video were impossible to not empathize with. I was raised with my parents preaching acceptance of all different cultures, and my parents actually exposed me to Indian culture when I was in elementary school; I have been to several pow-wows on Indian reservations and I have interacted with people from a completely different background than my own. Thus seeing this video was a reminder to preach acceptance as a future educator and parent, in order to help prevent such atrocities from happening in or out of schools.