My knowledge of Native of Americans was very minimal prior to the class lectures and film. After watching the film, “Wounded Knee” I see the viewpoints of the Natives. Their culture has fought for freedom since the beginning. Protesting in order to be heard by the American government must have been difficult to process. The extent to which they took their protest was a testament to the severity of the problem. For example, they claimed they were holding people hostage, vandalized stores and properties in order to get recognition from the government. In my opinion, the Natives had a right to be angry since the treaties that were made with the government were compromised. Some of the issues they felt needed to be resolved was the ownership of
