I went to the Teenager at Alcatraz diversity event, and i really enjoyed hearing the story that the man told.
The man was a Choctaw storyteller who traveled around the country and told his stories to people. He had done lots of research over the years and told his stories in great detail.
The story we heard was about 2 boys growing up on a Choctaw reservation and getting into some trouble. At one point the boys went to a restaurant to watch the people eat and a man came out and threw bleach on them to ruin their clothes. then they had to go back and they got in trouble for ruining the clothes that the reservation school had given them to wear to town.
Later on when the two boys grew up more they decided they would rob some stores to pay their rent. they successfully robbed a restaurant but didnt get much money. they then decided to rob a convenience store and it went horribly wrong. they ended up shooting a man and one of the boys was sentenced to a prison sentence, which he served at Alcatraz. He eventually tried to escape the prison and was told to kill one of the guards, but he couldnt do it. he was caught trying to escape but was let go because he had let the guard live.
the story really showed me how the life of the Choctaws is different from my own, and that people can really change for the better in prison.
I also attended this event. I think that the story the guy told was a little hard to focus on and it confused me. It's hard for me to believe that people change in prison because they obviously did something really bad to get there in the first place, so it's just confusing for me and there is a grey area I think.
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