H 101-109 Film Reflection #3 Trail of Tears, Film reflection Essay
It's a 2 pages film reflection.
one of the instruction: https://www(dot)youtube(dot)com/watch?v=vtaWLjyEa2c&feature=youtu.be
Trail of Tears: We Shall Remain—America Through Native Eyes This is the link for the film:
https://youtu(dot)be/Sdlx2bT7c6I
View the film, 1:15:03 Keep in mind your readings and the lectures regarding the developments of the 19th century.
The experience of the Native Americans since European contact had always been one of CONTRACTION, pushed off their homelands and forced to fight for their way of life. The final act for tribes east of the Mississippi River is known as the “Trail of Tears”; the forced removal of all remaining tribes, to move to the West side of the river, leaving their choice lands in the southeast open for white settlement, to be available for farming, and the beginning of the plantation system in the Deep South.
Andrew Jackson, the American president, signed legislation that all remaining tribal members had to leave by a certain date. Those that stayed were thrown out, and forced to walk hundreds of miles to the lands that were now their new homes. Many elderly and children died on the journey. This, in spite of the fact the Supreme Court had ruled in the Native Americans favor, allowing them to stay. President Jackson ignored their ruling and forced them to vacate their homes.
You may be surprised at the beginning of the film to see that some Indian people had completely Americanized themselves. They had become quite successful, even owning their own plantations and slaves. The American government had told them to become more like Europeans, and live and work as they did, and by doing so, they would be accepted into their society. And many did, as evident in the film. But in the end, the government turned their back on them, and claimed the Native American people would never successfully assimilate into white society, so the only answer was permanent removal.
The film highlights the arguments and infighting within the tribes, as they were not in agreement as what to do. This disagreement would result in tragedy and deaths. The Trail of Tears is a shameful moment in American history, when the government told a certain type of people that they did not belong in American society, at a time when they were accepting white immigrants from Europe by the hundreds of thousands.
This assignment is a personal reflection that will not be shared with anyone. If you disagree with any of it, that certainly is your right. But give me some valid reasons WHY you disagree!
PLEASE!!! Do not simply retell me the story; tell me how the film influenced YOU! Was there information that you learned that you did not previously know? Did the film tell a different story than the one you learned in high school?
How did this film affect you emotionally AND intellectually?
Your paper needs to EXCEED 2 pages!! One and 7/8 pages will be considered short of the minimum.
Questions? Refer to the instructions entitled “What is a Film Reflection?” This video will be found in Modules, Week One.
History
Film Reflections
Reflection on the Trail of Tears Film
As a history student, I have not encountered a more revealing and honest account about the history of the Native American people and their struggle to fight for their rights as presented in the Trail of Tears film. While we in the present generation have grown up to an America that promises equality and freedom to all, the documentary film proves that this has not been the case. In the case of the Native Americans and particularly the Indians, the film shows that they were removed forcefully from their homes in the South and moved West in order to leave their homes for the Europeans.
The film, the Trail of Tears: We Shall Remain America helped me to have a completely new understanding about the American history. While most historians have majorly focused on depicting this group of people as total savages and barbaric, I found the film quite eye opening to the fact that the circumstances of the time forced them to act that way. For instance, the mere fact that they were being forced out of their homeland meant that they had to resist this by all means possible. I believe just about anyone would feel bad about the idea of being driven from their homes and into a strange land just as the case of the Native Americans.
I have always believed that America is a democratic nation where the rights of all people are respected. Based on this belief therefore, I was truly surprised that the experiences of the Native Americans proved otherwise. In the film for instance, we see that the Supreme Court had passed a ...
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