There has been an imbalanced relationship between Native American inhabitants and European settlers (Hasbargen 1). These poor connections resulted in the “ill conceived policies” captured in the October 7th Senate Resolution, which officially asked for forgiveness to American Indians. This was a consequence of the “ill conceived policies” and other violent actions done by the US Government and its citizens. In this Resolution, the Senate audaciously highlighted events such as The Trail of Tears, The Wounded Knee Massacre and the The Indian Removal Act as some of the “ill conceived policies (Hasbargen 1)”. This clearly highlights the violence and discrimination that the American Indians were subjected to during these times. Moreover, American Indians were still discriminated against for many years after this event. This shows that colonialism in North America did not end with the 1776 revolution. It was just branded differently; Manifest
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The sun dance refers to a ceremony where people undergo pain and sufferings for healing and visions (Peterson Para 8). Throughout the book, the author shows spirituality and resistance which cannot be broken down; he does not change his mind. It is also evident that the book is depressing and breaking, but there is hope and life at the end where Peltier is visited by his grandson and talks about interconnectivity and family. He says, “I’m an Indian, Cyrus is an Indian, Alexandra [his granddaughter] is an Indian. We’re all links in an endless and unbroken chain (Peltier 210).” He gives a message of hope that the spirit of his people will carry on and will never take a softer line. He has a vision that his ethnicity will finally be free and vows to fight for them. He views his situation in jail as his sun dance; he is undergoing sufferings to set his people
The sun dance refers to a ceremony where people undergo pain and sufferings for healing and visions (Peterson Para 8). Throughout the book, the author shows spirituality and resistance which cannot be broken down; he does not change his mind. It is also evident that the book is depressing and breaking, but there is hope and life at the end where Peltier is visited by his grandson and talks about interconnectivity and family. He says, “I’m an Indian, Cyrus is an Indian, Alexandra [his granddaughter] is an Indian. We’re all links in an endless and unbroken chain (Peltier 210).” He gives a message of hope that the spirit of his people will carry on and will never take a softer line. He has a vision that his ethnicity will finally be free and vows to fight for them. He views his situation in jail as his sun dance; he is undergoing sufferings to set his people