Thomas Builds-The-Fire

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In the story “The trial of Thomas Builds-the-Fire”, we can see a person who is full of pride and dignity. He is not afraid to tell the truth, even when at stake is his freedom. Thomas appears in a courthouse because BIA wants to put him in prison in order to keep him silent. On a trial, Thomas was not informed of the charges brought against him; therefore, during his testimony Thomas attempts to reclaim Indian history. He is proud of being able to open people’s eyes to the incidents which nobody wanted to talk about, instead of protecting himself during his testimony. Thomas makes a choice to speak up about the crimes which happened in the past. He decides that people must know the truths of horrible events which happened on their land. The