When my great grandfather came over, he would not speak to his children at all because he could not speak English and he did not want them to learn German as their first language. This was right after WW2. So he did not speak to his own children until he knew enough English to speak to them. My great grandmother and her family had been here for a little longer, so she spoke English, and Dansk. But she would only speak English to her children. But, as a result, our family lost BOTH languages. So when certain populations are not only allowed to keep their language, but get their own translators and classes and all, my mother gets angry. "We had to learn ENGLISH to live here!" She says. I get the anger, but I really wish that my family would have taught us our languages and English AND learn Spanish, instead of just assuming that we can only speak one.
Unfortunately no matter where people in power are there are wolf's working for them doin there dirty work and i truly believe that these evil wolf's will get the judgment they deserve children from all over the world are abused and molded into very unhappy unhealthy mental shells of fear ,there is a lot of evil in this world 🌎, and theres lots of room in that lake of fire i just wish instead of innocent folks disappearing it was just the evil ones that would mysterious dissappear.
I have seen trailers and clips of this show but cannot watch the show. I cant afford cable or even Hulu right now. I am dependent on the government and they are determined to kneep me living below the poverty level. When i was in college i remember hearing about senior citizens eating cat food because they couldnt afford food. Now im a senior citizen and i understand why. Where can i get a deer antler? Just kidding, but it could pass through a metal detector. Hmmm.
They call the Native people "savages." But how many white children were taken by Native people and to be one of them in comparison to how many Native children were sent to the boarding schools. I think it's interesting that they called them Indian Schools. That sounds like they want to make the children better Indians not turn them into White children. It's a wonder, with all that trauma, that there weren't more "Deer Women". I guess most of them turned the anger and hate inward and became depressed.
I can't believe that the boarding schools were allowed to continue that long. I wonder why the indigenous people who survived boarding school would allow authorities to take their children to boarding school. If they tried to take my child I think I would meet them at the door with a shotgun.when I watched the movie Indian Horse, I thought it was insane that the boys mother was encouraging him to go to the boarding school when she had gone there as a child and she just lost her oldest son to some disease (was it TB or Pneumonia I'm not sure ) he caught at the school. Had he not rn away and come back home he would have been in one of those graves. I had heard of those boarding schools but I was shocked to learn that they had operated so long. Why weren't these mysterious deaths investigated? I guess after being beat down by the government the Native people were afraid to question authority. The governments Indian policy has always been a bunch of crap. I remember, as a young child, being told by my maternal grandmother that we were Cherokee. I heard stories about the Trail of Tears and how our ancestors had to walk thousands of miles in all kinds of weather over 4 months to get to Indian territory. They put on a reservation and told that was their land forever. That is until they found oil on the land then the government "bought" the land from the tribe and told them they no longer had to live there. I grew up hearing the stories but did not grow up with the language or the culture. My ancestors were ashamed of being Indian and they did not pass those down. My mother grew up on Oklahoma and went to Pow Wows with her mom but I don't remember ever going to a Pow Wow but I have memories of watching men dancing in feathers and shirts with colorful ribbons. That may have been something I saw on TV. I remember watching Eagle Dancers when I was in high school but it wasn't until after I graduated college and was in graduate school before I went to my first Pow Wow. My father also told me that his grandfather was Creek. I know even less about him because my paternal grandmother and great grandfather both past away before I got to know them. I did know my great grandfather's wife. She told us that our great grandfather started out being raised in the white world (although he was half Indian) until his mother died and he was sent to live on a reservation with his grandfather. He hated it and couldn't wait until he was old enough to leave and he never looked back. I don't know if he had to go to one of those boarding schools or if he was maltreated because he was half white but he didn't like to talk about being Indian. Another language and culture lost. I was and still am proud of my Indian heritage no matter how watered down it may be. And when I tell someone that I am part Indian they look at my blue eyes and brown hair and say yeah, right. One of these days I will learn to cuss then out in Cherokee.
I love this show, and I really appreciate your thoughtful discussion (love your content!). As a non-indigenous decendant of colonizers, this episode kicked my white ass. Even though I've known about the residential schools in both Canada & the States (shout out to Connie Walker, Canadian journalist), the perspective of the kids is heartbreaking...the use of gibberish was so effective. Thank God we're finally beginning to see some representation of other cultures in the media. Fuck.
Grew up near Philly. Each year saw the Liberty Bell, Carpenters Hall and Betsy Ross House. Never was taught about US concentration camps for citizens of Japanese descent during WWII or the stolen indigenous children who couldn’t wear their own clothes, eat their own food, speak their own language, live with their own family or tribe, etc. Not to mention of course the incomplete history of slavery. I often wonder what else have I missed?
I’m not a native but I have to say that boarding school sh-t was really f’d up and heartbreaking. The amount of injustice and outright sadistic abuse in the name of religion is abhorrent. I don’t know how it can ever be reconciled.
Wela'lin. The clip in the boarding school talking between the two was in my RU-vid recommendations this AM. This was after I had a chat with my daughter last night about a woman I see walking around the streets. She always has this huge smile on all of the time. I said to my daughter that it seems unnatural that she smiles that much all of the time. After that clip, I felt bad. It's like it was placed for me to see. Kiowa huh? Nice sounding language.
Last boarding school closed in Canada 1996. Let that sink in for a minute for anyone who every heard someone say "they need to get over that ancient history" I am 47 - there are people my age who went to these hell-holes.
Loved this review. Old man is confessing, like in Catholic Church. But instead of receiving absolution from a priest, he receives justice from his victim.
In LA it's seems the indigenous have the concept about keeping what you know private because it's has affects on the waves ,etc. (plus events in relation to farming regulations, etc.) I saw some women who became red women because they have gotten so much bad with a lack of assistance and attention to it. THUS communication and support of "the issues" is a great service to many people's angles known or unknown.
Thank you for your perspective on this episode. I fell in love with Reservation Dogs after watching the first episode. I lost track of the number of times it made me laugh and made me cry. This episode in particular had me in tears throughout. What a tragically beautiful work of Art. It was a pleasure listening to you discuss it.
I really appreciate your view and amazing research that went into this show, ive watched it twice and still your content was sooo informative and well spoken as well as y'all's personal opinions. I know you guys have watched the first two seasons but have you made similar content about the seasons on your individual channels?
My bloodline is Kumeyaay koo-me-eye southern California tribe we lived with the Mexicans then the Spaniards came with their Bibles which means my family was killed or a slave to build a church so I am thinking that Jesus God kills innocent people's
bear and jackie will get together , on and off for a few years maybe even have a kid or 2 then breakup in their 20s when elora comes back from college her and bear will be together in their 30s and grow old together.
In Iowa we Crack a beer and walk outside and look up like Uncle Brownie when we hear a siren, then start taking pics/Video. Check out Resident Alien folks!
I hope this doesn't show disrespect but wouldn't a graphic novel with Deer Lady and her avenging work be interesting? Makes me think of Spawn killing the pedophile.
I have watched a lot of documentaries on missing indigenous people and this led me to finding out about boarding schools and the sheer lack of humanity that. colonialism brought ,what I didn't know was that it's so close to home for the elders in your community.This episode was heart wrenching but so important .
Growing up in Florida a being a young boy in the 70s, I was more exposed to and allied with the civil rights struggle of Blacks. As can be easily understood, my elementary and high-school Native American education was very weak, to say the least. I have been watching Reservation Dogs since it first came out and absolutely love the show and the story the creators and actors are trying to tell. The characters are so fascinating. Having said all that, I learn so much from the Indigenous Talk guys. Thanks for what you all are doing!
One missed detail you guys forgot to point out is the colour contrasts of opening shots of Season 1 versus the Season 3 finale. The pilot had a more desaturated and somber color tone, probably foreshadowing how the death of Daniel still haunts the Rez Dogs and that they'll still need to work through not only the pain, but themselves and the community before being whole. The opening shots of the season finally is a lot more greener, lively and fresher, despite the whole community is preparing for Old Man Fixico's funeral. But its not a somber event, but more of a celebration of his life and how his memories and teachings have been imparted to everyone and he will still live on in their hearts. The funeral reminded me a lot of how funerals in many others non-Western/European funerals are more lively and celebratory than sad events. I'm from South Africa, in most of our diverse cultures, death is something that unites families and communities from far and wide together, especially if the person was elderly and well known in the community. Fixico's funeral reminded me a lot of my grandmother's funeral and how so many people from different communities, including other neighbouring countries came to support my family. I stay in the suburbs in a different province/state, compared to where most of my relatives stay in a rural small town, so funerals are one of the few moments I got to see my extended family. I didn't get to spend a lot of time with my grandmother compared to my cousins who were raised by her, but I'm grateful for the little moments that I did, and she will forever live on in my memories 💓. Mvto, Sterlin Harjo for creating this show🙏🏽
I'm South African here and this episode just might be one of the top 3 of the entire series. As a young and curious gen z youth that likes to constantly consume knowledge and history(especially on RU-vid), I knew about the barbaric and tragic history of Indian boarding schools, which were essentially concentration, labor and death camps mixed into one. And the fact that they forcefully kidnapped and abducted young, innocent native kids just for being native and still having their culture and language was a crime against humanity. A genocide! The episode doesn't fail to capture the terror of what its must've been like to be a child in that situation and pairing it with the origin story and long awaiting revenge of the Deer Lady was perfect. I only just finished watching Reservation Dogs S3 right now, and this episode, especially the scene of the nuns cutting the boy's braids reminded me of the untimely passing of Cole Brings Plenty, a native actor who first went missing, but was later found dead with his braids cut off. I had only seen him in a few appearances along with his dad Mo Brings Plenty on the show, Yellowstone. I'm not native or American, but my heart goes out to Mo, his family and the Native American community. If you're reading this, and you happen to be native, just remember to never stop smiling and wear your braids. For Cole and for so many others that have died young before him. It is an act of lovely defiance and a reminder that you are still here and carry the dreams and heartbeats of your ancestors 🖤❤️💛🤍🪶
This episode was really good. I just don’t really get what time period the flashbacks were supposed to take place. The villain still being alive at present day and not seeming too old confused me quite a bit.
