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Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog - Essay

Green Grass: Lionel Red Dog

Lionel Red Dog, one of Thomas King's characters in his novel Green
Grass, Running Water, was an employee of the government. He worked in
Indian Affairs, and his job took him all over North America. It was in
South Dakota that Lionel had his last assignment.
Lionel was sent to Utah to deliver a speech on "The History of
Cultural Pluralism in Canada's Boarding Schools." While there, he runs into
a band of natives that coheres him into going to Wounded Knee for a
peaceful rally. Along the way, the vehicle that Lionel is riding in is
pulled over by the police. He steps from the car, and trips over a gun that
was lying in the back. Hit by a policewoman, he is taken to jail and, while
there, ...

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up all weapons, and a misunderstanding led the soldiers to believe there
was a resistance. The soldiers opened fire on the Natives, and over three
quarters of the natives were killed.
There, at Wounded Knee, The natives set up road blocks meant to
keep tourists out. They did this so that the government would take notice
of their plight. But things went horribly wrong. The FBI intervened, and
set up their own road blocks. They stopped all traffic and it soon became a
stand off. The natives were confused that such an action should be taken,
and many left. Of those who stayed, all were members of AIM.
The FBI claimed that the AIM members were holding hostages, even
though the hostages told the FBI that they stayed because that was their
home. The whole thing escalated until the army was moved in. Eventually,
the FBI apprehended the members of AIM and the truth of the situation was
suppressed for many years. The American Indian Movement lost much of it's
credibility and support. ...

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