"We AIM Not to Please" was an interesting insight to a rebellious young Indian's experiences. While reading I felt as if I was almost there; I began to relate to the members of AIM, I felt outraged when they did, and I began understand why they did the things they did. What really brought it home for me was the fact that the events that we read about in "We AIM Not to Please" were mentioned in "We Shall Remain". It made it so much more real for me.
In my opinion, the two connecting stories were supported and enhanced by each other. "We Shall Remain" gave us the documentary view of things while "We AIM Not to Please" gave us a view of what it was like to actually be a part of one of AIM's campaigns.
I'm actually really glad that I watched/read the two of them because it gave me a new point of view that I hadn't considered before.
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I feel like that was the main goal of AIM going to DC, to really make it real for people what they're going through, and coming from that point of view it really makes what they're doing all the more significant.
ReplyDelete"We AIM Not to Please," is an interesting piece, and it is from the longer autobiography, Lakota Woman. Mary Brave Bird offers a strong look into how she became one of those "hoodlums," as the media and government tended to describe them. Certainly, not everyone agrees with AIM, nor do they think Brave Bird should be the one speaking about AIM. As we saw (or didn't see), she wasn't interviewed in the film. It's curious.
ReplyDeleteI too did not agree with the actions of AIM, both in the article and in the film "We Shall Remain." However, I do understand why they may have taken some of these actions out of frustration. However, the media did make it seem as if everything they stood for was just to wreak havoc, as if it were all an excuse. I see that they do stand for a cause, and the main reason they have taken such extreme actions is because they are so fed up, they feel there is no other way to receive attention from the government.
ReplyDeleteI feel that these two pieces definately complemented each other very well. They gave insight into the organization of AIM from many different view points. There were some things that AIM did that did not go over well, but in order for them to make a point, some drastic measures needed to be taken.
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