Christopher Phillips describes Warren Neidich’s photographs as “an act of visual sedition,” because they go against previous biases created and represent a harsh truth. Neidich’s photos are his way of rebelling against American “cover-ups” and argue for the other side of history that is not being truthfully shown or told. Phillips pulls a quote from Reagan that proves the oversimplification and cover-up a significant part of American history: “Some of them became very wealthy, because some of those reservations were overlaying great pools of oil. And so I don’t know what their complaint might be.” (453) Reagan says this as though Americans had no part in why the Native Americans are complaining and dismisses any chance that their pain should
