The Freedom of Real Apologies

She is emphasizing the fact that the pieces of the history been told through the first person. Laylin is stating that the language people choose to use to depict her or anything relative to native struggles are unrelated. She states that the way the Native letter of apology was written came across very quiet and did not put the true history in context. The way each sentence was phrased was very pieced together she felt and never completely faulted the opposing side.

Long solder is referring to the fact that these statements are made feel the opposite of how they should be felt. Phrasing can transform a body of work and make it carry a certain feeling. Leaving out phrases that properly depict the affect Europeans had on natives changes the whole feel of the letter making it one sided. She points out these specific phrases because those or the statements that sway the audiences judgment toward the topic. If genocide and words like that are never used then the audience cant get the full feel of what the effects truly were on natives.

If your using phrasing in writing it would be a good idea to consider what you are putting into phrase and make sure is dose not diminish or bewilder the topic of that phrase.

This interview is structured as a Q&A. Long Solder is asked multiple questions and she gives feedback about how she feels about the specific question. The tone of the interview was almost defensive in some ways but also informative in my opinion. I believe Long Solder in this interview is stating how the way people depict other peoples history is almost false. She is stating that there are flaws in the the way people phrase Natives history and proposes ways to fix this problem. In the future when I interview I want to be sure that i ask direct open ended questions. I want to be sure the interviewee feels no pre-conceived judgement on any questions asked.