The study, Walking a Mile: A First Step Toward Mutual Understanding: A Qualitative Study Exploring How Indians and Non-Indians Think About Each Other, was done very well, and was presented in a non-biased fashion. I liked how both American Indians and non-Indians were interviewed. It was surprising how bitter American Indians are today, and how they think that all non-American Indians believe that they are “wild savages,” like in cartoons. I’m slightly offended by how small-minded American Indians think non-Indians are. I also don’t understand why, if reservations are still horrible today, that they don’t move out. From what I got out of the article and from my prior knowledge, the US government isn’t forcing them to stay there anymore. It is really sad and horrible how American Indians were treated in the past, but I don’t think they are mistreated anymore, they just live in poverty, and I don’t see how that’s non-Indians’ faults today. I do agree with them though that non-Indians are very uninformed about current American Indian culture, and that more should be taught in schools.
Why don't they start their own organization to promote current American Indian culture? In today's society, if people start "spreading the word" other people will listen and "open their eyes."
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