| There's plenty wrong. I saw kids rejecting their own culture, and an invading one. Coming out messed up so badly they couldn't tell anger from happiness. But if we forget our past, we risk repeating it. Remember the bad, and where you came from, and remember the good, so that you have a chance at ensuring the future doesn't look like your nightmares. Maybe this might be an example of a tribe serving a better purpose: The elders acknowledged the problems of the next generation. So they built a school, and brought in outside knowledge to run it. The school was too far inland to run from, and a long way from anywhere else. They learned maths, alongside the story of the elder who decided to make peace with the other tribes. The school is their pride. They rejoice in the girl learning to be a doctor, and the guy who is now a national athlete. They didn't forget who they were, but they saw who they weren't and are actively trying to add to it. Enhance themselves, by using their past as a guide. |