After seeing the first 5 episodes of "Into the West" once again I feel not proud to be an American. I truly believe the way the movie portrays how "America" forced their beliefs, yet again, upon another culture not as powerful as themselves, as they are doing to this day. Why do "we" consider our "ways" better than any one else's? I continue to watch week after week and cry through each episode, watching what "we" did to the North American Indians as we did to the African American there after. I become more and more ashamed to be an American, except for the fact that because of my heritage I am ONLY a 2nd generation "American". At least I can sleep at night knowing it was not MY ancestors who had anything to do with the slaughter of the people who originally OWNED this land, nor anything to do with slavery. Also my paternal grandmother is a North American Indian. Nina
Review of Into the West
