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America's Native Prisoner Of War Aaron Huey Analysis

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The Deprivation “America’s Native Prisoners of War” by Aaron Huey. Aaron Huey is a well established photographer for National Geographic. He is presenting to a private university in 2010. The presentation is meant to inform the students of the hardships of the Lakota. Aaron Huey appeals emotionally to his audience to persuade them that we as a country should give back to the Lakota tribe. A great way he uses emotional appeal is when he references a holy man named Black Elk. Black Elk speaks on the matter of the Wounded Knee Massacre that occurred December 29, 1890. He states “I did not know then how much was ended. When I look back now from this high hill of my old age, I can still see the butchered women and children lying heaped and scattered all along the crooked gulch as plain …show more content…

He shamefully states. “ For this so-called “battle,” 20 Congressional Medals of Honor for Valor were given to the 7th Cavalry. To this day, this is the most Medals of Honor ever awarded for a single battle” (Aaron Huey). This statement made by Aaron Huey really makes you start to ponder our country's actions. After I read this claim of his, I kind of leaned back and thought to myself “Am I still proud to be an American?” How he emphasizes on the amount of medals given out for this slaughter of innocent women and children makes you feel shameful of your ancestors. Aaron Huey does a great job appealing with his audience on an emotional level to persuade that we should give back to the Lakota tribe. This is a very important subject because these people currently live in poverty struggling to get by on a day to day basis. They were taken advantage of and that is not how should be. Us American’s are seen as liars and backstabbers. Don’t only do them the favor by helping them but do yourself a favor by clearing our American

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