Reflection for Video

As I was watching the video I felt angry at the fact that this still happens today, and that people are still not admitting to the fact that it is not happening. I guess I am just as bad because I turn away from any knowledge of this because I do not want to face the facts that sit right in front of me. My family lives in Old Town, just down the street from Indian Island, home of the Penobscot Tribe. I always used to ask questions about why it was its own island, and I never was told until I looked into it myself. I loved the movie and the truth that it sent out to everyone. There was so much history that I never knew and was glad that it was displayed in such a true way. The idea of the children being separated at the schools that Indian children were sent to growing up was awful. I could not believe the abuse that children were put through, physical, emotional and sexual abuse was shocking, I had no idea that that ever happened. I think that fact has been hidden, at least to me, throughout all our history books. I could not believe the physical labor that children in schools had to endure. The government tried to destroy the native language of the people, and take all the land from others, and just overall wanted to exterminate them. It was hard to hear the truth being said, and seeing the faces of those that it happened too, and the fact that it happened so close to home took a toll on my outlook, and gave me knowledge that I am glad I know.