The story that caught my attention this week was, Requiem For a Leg. This caught my attention because it highlighted how ignorant and selfish some individuals can be. For example Nugush stated, “This leg has no name, no face to go with it.” Even when the story of the leg was pieced back together during the trial Nugush failed to recognize the name and face that the story created. I was really surprised when the judge sided with the family. I guess native people have been ill-treated and taken advantage of for so long, that I expected the judge to side with the oppressors.
I also think that the leg didn’t just merely represent a leg, but the Native American people as a whole. A quote that made me come to this conclusion is, “What of humanity, of imaginative interaction between humans and their worlds? What of the meaning of the leg to the people who knew the person who walked, ran, and lost that leg? Has your science brought us to this? Where is your humanity?” I think that this quote is presented in order to bring attention to how Native American people are being treated. The leg represents a small aspect of a larger fight for justice and humanity. It shows how vital the strive for humanity continues to be.
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I also am somehow surprise the ending of the leg, I also thought four bears would lost at the beginning because the museum is a bigger individual compare to the four bears family. But I am happy with the ending because I think that leads to justice had been displayed. And I also think the belonger of the leg is really clear and that it is no sense to side with the museum.
ReplyDeleteMuseums are well-known for housing materials that do not belong to them and often have to return things that are found to be sacred to certain cultures. Although I love going to see cool stuff in museums, I don't want to support an organization that takes individuals or group property. I am not shocked the judge sided with the Four Bears family.
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