Deloria, Charlot, and Baum

Deloria: The Boston Tea Party is one of my favorite history moments. It's interesting to think about why these people dressed up in these particular disguises and poured out all of the tea into the harbor. One of the disguises was the Mohawk Indian. I have always wondered why they chose that particular disguise. Some believe it was an act of secrecy and others believe it was to blame another group of people. These people put great thought into how they wanted to disguise themselves. The idea of playing indian is very popular throughout American culture. I wonder if this is an act of being accepted as regular people instead of "noble savages".

Charlot: I give Charlot a lot of credit for standing up to the government/white men and not wanting to pay taxes on his own land. The white men acted like they were going to help the indians but instead they basically took everything they had. I understand why him and his people are upset of what the white men have done. I would be upset too if someone tried to move me for no reason and take everything I had. At least when he died, he died for something he believed in and was never violent about it until the white men became violent.

Baum: I feel that Baum wrote about Sitting Bull with a lot of passion and gave him much credit for what he did in his lifetime. He had a lot of fight in him it seems like. He wanted revenge for anything the white men did to him or his people. He was a beloved warrior and I feel that he would be missed for fighting for his tribe and his people even though he wasn't a chief. I feel that in his second editorial, they finally realize that they need the indians for their protection otherwise it could result in big problems.