Dr. Thomas’s lecture largely focused on information about and interactions with Native American Reservations in Montana. This was especially relevant to me, as I am actually also from Montana. I can unfortunately confirm that not much has changed in the education system concerning education about the history of Native American mistreatment. This topic was often brushed over, sugar-coated, or only mentioned in passing while focus was given instead to the minors and missionaries who built the American towns, or Lewis and Clark. As a result of this, a new generation of school graduates, including myself, are coming towards these problems with only a vague awareness of them, and to make a solid grasp on the subject we have to learn about it on our own. Continue reading “Another Ignorant Perspective”