Dances With Wolves reflection #2

As we finished up watching Dances With Wolves last week the movie was very enjoyable. one of the scenes that intrigued me in the movie was the buffalo scene. its really fascinating that the Indians paint all these drawings on themselves and their horses to show that their are one together.its crazy to see the culture of the two people. For example when John Dunbar shot the buffalo before it ran into the little Indian warrior. He just expects them to thank him and that's that. But for the Indians when you kill a buffalo and save someone you are supposed to take a bite out of the liver, or some important body part. When they offer it to him at first he's hesitant and doesn't want to do it. But he takes a bite just so he doesn't disrespect them.

The Creek Indians

Before the 18th century the Creek Indians occupied the area of  Alabama and Georgia.They were a part of a union that had many other tribes that lived in the area. The creek union was formed to protect its self from other bigger tribes. When the Europeans started coming to the new world they began calling the Indians creek Indians because of the nearby O Cheese Creek.The Colonist usually named the various Indian tribes based on where the Indians lived. The Creek Indians were not a nomadic tribe, rather they put down roots by setting up towns. Each of the towns that the creek Indians settled were self sufficient. When a Creek Indian Town grew to a certain number, the town would split in half; one of the halves would move away and would establish a new town close by. They would maintain a good relationship with the town they lived in before.    


  In each of the towns the Creek people built a ceremonial shrine that would serve as the town center. Each of the huts were around this town center. The settlers influence would catch on with the Indians. They started building homes out of wood. The Creek Indians, for the most part, tried to keep peace with the white man. That peace would not last. More and more settlers came from Europe to America, and started building on Creek Indian territories. War broke out between the two and the Creek nation was divided. Some  creek Indians Fought against the white man, and others formed allies with them . After fighting for many years A peace treaty was eventually signed between the Creek Indians and the USA in 1812.

Dances With Wolves reflection #1

Through analyzing the movie Dances With Wolves  we really see what a person is like from just watching a scene. For example when the Indian is walking through the long grass he grazes the tips of the grass with his fingers, and so does John Dunbar. Like you said this shows kindness,or a good memory like in the movie the Gladiator when he grazes the long grass. It is very interesting how you can tell that the Indian Kicking Bird is not a fierce, killing warrior just from that scene. I never thought you could just know something like that from watching, and really studying the film. From what we have watched from the movie Dances With Wolves I really enjoy it and I'm excited to see the rest of the movie. It is very intriguing that you see how many wars, or fights were started just because they don't understand each other's language, or don't understand each other's culture. For example from the communication stand point when Lieutenant  John  Dunbar is bringing the injured girl back to the Indians he tries to explain that he is just bringing her back so she can receive treatment from them, but most of the Indians have no idea what he is trying to say,or really do .They are afraid, and scared that he is going to fight/attack them. But he is really just bringing the girl back to safety, and to make friends with them perhaps. In that way you can really see that if the communication was there in the first place they would not try and run him off and everybody would be friends right there on the spot . In the culture aspect, for example, when John Dunbar is waving to the Indians, in his society or our society that means ,"see you later", or "bye" in a good way. The Indians see that and in some cultures the raising the hands is disrespectful because that's how you pass on diseases etc. To the Indians that could mean a bad thing waving to somebody .You see that the culture, or not being able to communicate with each other could cause many conflicts,and could be why a lot of wars/fights were started in history, and even now.