The Only Good Indian Analysis

While watching The Only Good Indian was I was very shocked to see how indians were treated in the 19th century. From my knowledge, I believed that schools in that day and age were voluntary, not mandatory by the state. I had no idea indian children were striped from their families to become a so called “good indian.” My understanding of the 19th century indian was that they were restricted to reservation. I thought that they and the white man had their own land and kept to themselves. This movie opened my eyes to how stereotyped indians were back in the day. I also did not know that an indian had to go through schooling to be recognized as a citizen of society. Another aspect of the movie that surprised me was how American American were treated