Lecture Part B Recap
Even though the information in the second part of the lecture was hard to swallow, I found it extremely important and beneficial to my understanding of the novel and just the indigenous perspective in general. I was especially invested in hearing about the aboriginal camps in Australia and the residential schools in the U.S since I think that those stories are often not told. It was heartbreaking to hear how long these camps and schools functioned and how many generations went through the harsh treatment of the camps. Something that I found interesting to hear was listening to the different perspectives of children that grew up in the system versus the adults. It was shocking to hear how different the two perspectives could be with some children growing up completely losing their Native identity and not being able to connect with their adults.
Hi Catalina, I definitely agree with your writing on this, especially the shock you mentioned feeling at the end of your post. I remember in the NPR read how the student went to school and lost his ability to speak his Native language so he couldn't communicate with his family when he returned. I wonder how much this contributed to the overall decrease in Native languages we have seen historically.
ReplyDeleteHi Catalina! I agree with you—it's shocking to hear how the aboriginal camps and residential schools functioned. It's sad to hear that governments wanted to erase Native identities. It's also terrible how hidden this part of history is. Honestly, I didn't really know much about this prior to the lecture and I think this part of history should be more known.
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