Monday, January 26, 2009

The Removal Act Video

I thought that this video successfully got the message across that was intended. The lyrics made sense with the footage that was in the video, and it was actually very interesting to see some images that I hadn't seen before. It caused me to pay attention to some of the poor ways that Native Americans have been and are treated, and that is something that I wouldn't normally pay attention to because it doesn't affect me. I liked that it drew me into the perspective of a Native American, and from there I could sympathize with the things that they have experienced. It was an entertaining video as well. It made me wonder where all of the footage was shot and what was going on at that time. I thought that the use of footage of the mistreatment of bison was very symbolic of the way that Native Americans were mistreated and moved out of their land.

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