Charlene Teters, in her article "Charlene Teters (Spokane) Asks 'Whose History Do we Celebrate?' ' 1998,” emphasizes the importance of the story when she says, “The story is very powerful. “The manner in which it is presented has the capacity to inspire or deflate, to move nations, to provoke joy, anger or hatred” (p. 492). Without a correct understanding of what happened to the Native Americans, it is simple to downplay the importance of having the correct historical perspective on who they were. If they receive a bad impression, they could become objects of animosity, which would create new problems for them.