Nonverbal Communication The nonverbal communication of …show more content…
Perhaps one of the biggest faux pas in the movie occurred when the Anglo-American waved to the Native Americans. The Native Americans seemed to be confused by this gesture and did not understand what it meant when he first used the gesture. However, some of the Native Americans eventually began to understand that it was the Anglo-American way of saying hello or good-bye, and some of the Native Americans began to use the gesture. Another faux pas in the movie was when the Anglo-American offered a Lakota warrior to try his Union military uniform, and the Lakota warrior assumed that the Anglo-American was giving him the jacket to keep. He then placed a Lakota necklace around the Anglo-American, and the Anglo-American looked confused at first that he had traded his jacket for a necklace, but finally consented and stated that it was a “good