I am a filmmaker, former teacher of personal documentary. I have been adopted into two Native American tribes, one by virtue of assistance with a documentary that helped stop, at least temporarily, a huge mining company from poisoning native people. My ONLY heroes have been, and still are, AIM leaders who warned against the "Anthros" in the 60's, who understand that "civilization" as defined by western intellectuals, is not civil at all, and that associating with these people is extremely dangerous culturally. I have personally witnessed Native American Church members used by a very compromised "scientist" in "drug" research (Harvard, to be precise), and noticed the detrimental effect on traditional peoples I have grown to consider family. "Secrets of the Tribe" was the first time I have ever witnessed examination of atrocities and the perverse self-aggrandizement of grant-supported idiots who call themselves "scientists" so objectively documented, and so very EFFECTIVE. As I say to my Native American friends, whenever a white person shows up saying he or she is going to "help" them, and he or she uses the word "research" in the same paragraph, it would be best to simply beat the living crap out of them on the spot. I cannot wait for this documentary to be available commercially. I will buy a dozen copies and sent it to all my native friends who get an ego boost from associating with a white "doctor." Amazing work! Thanks to everyone involved in this wonderful documentary.
Review of Secrets of the Tribe
