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The Canary Effect: Save The Indian Kill The Man

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Nhat Nguyen Professor Carter ENGWR 302 11/08/2016 Extra Credit The Canary Effect: Save The Indian Kill The Man I went to see the documentary movie for extra credit. I feel appreciate that I have a chance to see the movie about American Indians who are native Americans. The Canary Effect emphasizes the terrifying and horrific abuses to Indians of North America, and information about Genocide performances of the US government and it keep going affect to Indian country on current day. The oppression of the US government cause Genocide of Indian population; the native American on America remain 1% of 100% compare with Natives history. The Canary Effect begin with the Natives history in cartoon movie. Through interviews with professors, historians, and historical data show some very sad times in the past of Indians. The movie discovery the torturing of US government to innocent Native people. The US troops were killed a lot of Indian people include men, women, and kid. The speeches of presidents in the movie use all the beautiful words to cover all the mistreatment of indigenous people. The film also share a lot of massacres committed to the Native people that make me feel sad. These problems are still around Indians until today through the sharing of the Americanization of Indian children, they were …show more content…

In the late 1880’s, there was not lot of Indian population, the government set going for Indian Boarding school program. Children were taken away from their parent when they were 3 years old, and transfer to a school far hundred miles from their home. Also, they were forced to take the English

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