TEXAS – Increasing one’s knowledge of the history of individual cultures opens the door to a broader perspective on the world as a whole. Recently, Brookhaven College students were given the opportunity to learn more about the various trials the American Indians endured.
Brookhaven held a panel discussion following the screening of the film “A Good Day to Die” April 23 in Room K234. The movie explores the life of American Indian Movement (AIM) leader Dennis Banks as well as the rise of the movement.
John Gram, Brookhaven history professor, said: “Scientific theory said that every cultural group has two choices – either die out or move up the ladder and become more civilized. Boarding schools then started educating the American Indian children, but also ‘deIndianizing’ them.”
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