After Joe and Gloria introduced the Code of Ethics, I saw evidence of the code while completing Geronimo. I remember the narrator "Willie" waking and praising that it was a new day, and that he and the majority of his Indian family had survived. When the Apache Indians were cramped together in the camps "Willie" talked of how it was uncomfortable to be that close to another person's property, and how they did not have any privacy. He also talked of how uncomfortable it was to use the bathroom while making their journey to Florida. I loved the fact that all of the Apache Indians were respectful. They respected everything from their elders, families, women, and the earth. When the Apache Indians became part of the US Army they were delighted at the fact that the US soldiers respected them, and that the US soldiers acknowledged that they were human beings. Even though the Apache Indians were greatly demeaned and to an extent dehumanized, they were willing to look past the unjust because of the respect the White Eyes were showing the Apaches serving the US.
The Apache seemed to be such humble beings. They did not ask for much in live, just respect, their homeland, and their families to stay together. Even though traditional stereotypes categorize Indians as being "blood thirsty savages," this stereotype bests fits the Americans. They were the ones uprooting the Apache Indians and tearing their families to shreds. Geronimo has opened my eyes to a whole new perspective of Native Americans as a whole, and I am thankful for the experience and the information I gained from reading the book.
I wish that we as Americans could develop a code of ethics. Joe and Gloria mentioned that respect was a key factor to life, and I agree. I feel that if Americans could realize this truth, and adopt a code to live by, individuals could live their lives richly.