Journal Entry-March 24-25, 2008

Aim: Ms. Hyde will be out today, but left instructions as follows:
Students will complete watching the Television series Part I of Into The West

Do Now: Compare and contrast what we’ve learned about Native Americans to the movie.

Response: During the last few days we have been watching the television series Into the West, and we have found it it very similar to Cheyenne's Revenge. In Cheyenne's Revenge, the Native Americans were good people who always wanted to maintain peace with there neighbors. In temrs of sharing the land, they were always willing to do so, even with the white men. The Natives would also, usually, trade with the white men the furs they had for any weapons they had. In the movie Into the West, there was a similar situation where you could see how the Native Americans were friendly people, always willing to share the land they possessed. In other occasions, the Native Americans would trade with the white men. Sadly, this did not remain like this because what was once a peaceful, would turn into a horrible disaster for both the Native Americans and the white men. A genocide took place where there was really almost no survivor. Mythological creatures were in both the television series and in the account. Loved by the Buffalo and Lone Wolf, possessed a mythological power of being able foreshadow the tragedy that would soon avenge them. The tragic outcome of these would soon show the people the unfair treatment of the Native Americans. Even though they took place at different time periods and at different places, they both conveyed the same message to the people.