Second Microlecture and Relation to Indigenous Writing!

     I really enjoyed viewing both micro lectures this week, but I will have to say that the one that stood the most out to me was the second micro lecture titled, "Indigenous Literatures as Multimedia". It was so interesting to learn about different Native American artifacts and how they compare/contrast with each other. I was most interested with the star maps and Lone Dog's Buffalo Robe. I had never really considered maps being a form of literary history so I appreciated learning about how maps were utilized by indigenous people and drawn out. On the note of Lone Dog's Buffalo Robe, viewing the pictographs on the robe made me realize how important it is to refer to indigenous people in order to fully understand what the artifact is trying to say since to the untrained eye, it looks like just a bunch of pictures and drawings. I especially appreciated Michelle's note that "reading indigenous texts and storytelling methods require literacy tools only gained by turning to and listening to indigenous peoples." I feel that this is very important in order for stories to be told properly and voices to be heard and not silenced.