Elouise Cobell's A Small Measure Of Justice

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Introduction “A person of the non-dominant group can experience oppression in the form of limitations, disadvantages, or disapproval. They may even suffer abuse from individuals, institutions, or cultural practices” ( “Social Identities and Systems of Oppression”). Minority groups within the United States have repeatedly received hate, but only recently have these hate-filled actions been brought to light. Melinda Janko, a Cum Laude graduate from Emerson College who produced and directed A Small Measure of Justice, a documentary about Elouise Cobell, discusses Cobell’s efforts to shed light on the oppression of minorities. Cobel filed “...the largest class-action lawsuit ever filed against the U.S...” but there were no front-page headlines covering the story (Janko). Cobel filed this lawsuit …show more content…
Native Americans Native Americans, living in the United States, have always experienced oppression due their cultural identities. Janko speaks of the wrongdoings against the Blackfeet Indians, by United States Government officials. Cobell discussed “Ghost Ridge.the sacred burial site [that] tells the story [of] ‘The Starvation Winter of 1883-1884 took the lives of 500 Blackfeet Indians who had been camping in the vicinity of Old Agency. This tragic event was the result of an inadequate supply of government rations during the exceptionally hard winter’” (Janko). These Indians were forgotten during a time when they needed the most help, resulting in many fatalities. This major example of oppression against Native Americans was the basis of Cobell’s lawsuit, which she filed to receive compensation for the tribe’s
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