Black Elk Speaks, Brian Listens

Black Elk speaks, while well written, is proving incredibly hard to read. First, it's been incredibly sad so far...and I'm not talking "The Notebook"-style sad. All too often people, speaking mostly for myself here, completely forget that we weren't the first ones on the land we occupy, and that we don't get it by peacefully swapping wampum; there is an ugly side to the history of the land of opportunity. Although hard to read, this book is undoubtably important. I think it's pretty terrible that this side of history is so often skipped over, and that it is important to learn from our mistakes so we don't repeat them (a little Kindergarten wisdom for you).