Why I want to save the Indians

2016-04-22

HARDIN - Sitting Bull personifies the mystery of the Indians. One of the few whites who enjoyed Sitting Bull's confidence was Father Pieter-Jan De Smet, a Jesuit from Dendermonde (Belgium) who came to rescue the Indians. The savage story of these two men is overwhelming. Karl van den Broeck goes in search of the truth behind the myth.

As a child, Karl van den Broeck played Sitting Bull who defeated General Custer. As a young boy he worked hard for the release of the native American activist Leonard Peltier. As a journalist, he soon understood that nobody is waiting for articles about the native Americans. He drew courage from the discovery that from his birthplace, Turnhout (Belgium), a daring attempt was made to save the 'Indians' in the US from extermination, and he began a "crusade" that would lead him to the crucifix that Sitting Bull received from the Belgian 'black skirt' Father De Smet. On his way, he hoped to find an answer to the question why he and we all want to save the 'Indians'.

He went to talk to Els Herten and Guido Van Meir, two Belgian activists for the 'red' case with an international impact. Finally he traveled to the States. There he found the Cross of Sitting Bull, but he also stumbled on a forgotten 'Belgian' pedophilia scandal.