America's Forgotten Wealth of Knowledge

Brianna and Kasey’s presentation was so interesting! The way they portrayed the Native American approached to health is so much fuller than the way whites tend to portray it. I’ve got to say though, that I can see how whites would have disapproved of their version of health. It makes sense with how scientific whites think. (Also, we were just plain jerks and didn’t want to acknowledge anything good about Native Americans.) Our white culture tends to think very little of emotion; that what’s going on in our heads has nothing to do with the well-being of our bodies. However, because of the great arrogance and pride of whites to other cultures, we have missed out on a wealth of knowledge. If Native Americans knew so much about health that we have yet to fully admit and learn from, how much more, in other areas of knowledge, and from other cultures are we missing out on!? This is a great reason why the true history of our country and the cultures within it should be taught in school. Think of how much healthier and knowledgeable our country could be if it took advantage of the wealth of knowledge all our different cultures hold!