For this blog post, intsed of reading an article, I analyzed a painting entitled, "The Forced Migration of Native Americans". The focus of the painting is on three central Native Americans, all of whom are riding horses, bundeled in blankets. I found it interesting that the three Native Americans blankets where each a different color; red, white, or blue. Coincidently, these colors are also The United States of America's flag colors. Perhaps this is to symbolize how the US made the Native Americans move. Although color plays a big part in the painting, so does light. In the distance behind the natives, there is the detail of a small ray of light. This is potentially to symbolize hope in the future for the Native Americans. In the distance on the picture, toward to back right, there is more people on horses, and if one looks closley they may notice what looks like an American cowboy keeping them in line. This is perhaps to show how the Americans were responsible for the natives "Forced Migration". Although I've read in articles how Native Americans were forced to leave their homes due to being forced out by Americans, I now am able to see a visual which further shows this idea.
http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=4&entryid=1186426&searchtext=native+americans&type=simple&option=all
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This painting is very interesting but also shows the harsh reality of what the Native Americans had to deal with when being forced to migrate from the land that they had once owned. The snow in the picture demonstrates the circumstances that the Native Americans had to face when traveling through long days. I like that you chose this picture to show what you have been learing about instead of an article because it helped me understand your research better than I could have with an article explanation.
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