Freedom?

As we look at local current events, it's extremely difficult to escape the stories about the Native Americans and their plight to remain able to sell cigarettes tax free on their reservation. Throughout the course of history the Native Americans have lived in fear of the white man and their government. I personally believe that the Takaki article demonstrates the Native American history in a neutral light, while at the same time that neutral light casts a shadow on the neutrality of the white man's actions towards the Native Americans. Throughout my recent years of diving deep into music, I came across the band Rage Against the Machine. my favorite song by Rage Against the Machine is actually off of their self titled debut album; the song is entitled Freedom. Normally this would just be considered babbling but the only reason I bring this up is that the music video for Freedom has a powerful music video that narrates a true story between a Native American tribe and the U.S. Government. Please if you have time check out Youtube and watch the video, the story and the music to support it makes you realize how far the government and white man has come as compared to how far it says it has come.