Killing Custer reflection

I also thought this book was a really interesting and great book for us to read. I liked hearing the other side of the story because I knew Native Americans were oppressed and killed but I was not aware of the extent. Even taking AP history in high school I don't recall learning about their side of the story and how much we abused them.
I found it interesting how some schools teach their students one side and not the other. I do think it is very important for us to know our history, even if it does not make our country look good. I'm from Farmington Hills (where the Holocaust memorial that someone was talking about is) and during my senior year of high school we had an interdisciplinary study througout my school on genocide. I was on the newspaper staff and we made a 60 page magazine on various genocides. Our oppression of the Native Americans was included. I learned a lot about not just Native Americans, but other genocides I was not even aware of. While I'm glad I learned this information because I think it made me more aware of injustices around the world, I do think I could have learned it before my senior year. I wish I had been educated earlier on these topics and I think it is important for younger students to learn the information I did.
I am reading the book for our upcoming discussion and it also talks about what should be taught in schools and which side of the story should be told. I think it is absolutely important for both sides of the story to be sold, not just the side that makes America look good. And younger students should know both sides too.