Boudinot's Decision

Unfortunately I missed class last week because I was pretty sick, and so I cannot write on anything we discusses during those lectures. Instead, I want to talk about Boudinot and his decision to sign the deal that forced the Indians out of Georgia. It's terrible that by signing the deal, Boudinot forced thousands of Indians to walk to their death, but what was the alternative? If the Indians had stayed put in Georgie, the militia, which was composed of many thousands of soldiers, would have destroyed the Indians they found still living there. The United States government was not on the militia's side, but they were not going to stop them from killing thousands of defensless Indians. Also, once the massacre finished, the survivors would be forced to pack up and move; that is if they were not used as slaves. Boudinot's heart was in the right place, because after all, he knew that he would be blamed and killed by the survivors once they reached Oklahoma. If he knew he would be killed and hated for the decision he made, then why would he make it unless he honestly thought it was the best option for the Indians? I really think Boudinot thought he was making the right decision, and in the end I think it saved the lives of thousands of people, even though it killed 4 thousand becaue of the trail of tears.

Why I chose my title?

The title of my blog is Hunawho?. The reason I chose this title is that several names (Hun-Hunahpu, Hunahpu, Vucub-Hunahpu) in the Popol Vuh have "Huna" as part of the name and as a result I am always wondering "Who?" are they talking about. The title also respresents my confusion regarding names in general in the Popol Vuh; whether its remembering who the person is, or confusion about how to pronounce the name.
One aspect of the Popol Vuh that I found interesting was the reading that involved Hunahpu and Xbalanque seeking revenge for their father's deaths. It was easy to understand their frustration and need for vengence and as a result I ended up thinking of them as the good guys, even though they were the ones torturing everyone. It is really confusing as to why the two boys tried so hard to trick the Lords of Xibalba, when in reality they had so much power and magical abilities that they could have just killed the lords. I do not understand why they tricked the lords into asking them to sacrifice them and then bring them back to life, when they could have just killed them in the first place.