Can Man be called a Horse?

Here is a movie with a relevant theme for many of us that feel we are being treated like animals these days rather than human beings.  It is called "A Man Called Horse" and stars Richard Harris. It is a role reversal whereby an aristocrat is subjected to being treated like a horse by a tribe of Sioux.  Heaven forbid this could ever happen now.

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 One scene that stands out to me is when Harris speaks to the Tribe, and says.

Christ! 

l've had enough!                

You bunch of bloody bastards.                 

l'm not a horse!                

l'm not an animal.                

No! No!                

Whatever the bloody hell

the name is in Sioux.
             
Man! Man!
             
I am a man!

Do we have to prove to the ruling elite that we are humans and not animals by going though some archaic ritual like Harris did in the movie? Harris was hung by his chest with some eagle talons to prove he had the stones to be called a member of the tribe. Hopefully this is not required to show people we can no longer be subjected to their (TPTB) whims and to start leaving us alone to exist as humans and not domesticated horses, sheep, cattle, etc. We are smarter than this I would think.

Zurdo

From Wikipedia:

The film is based on a short story, "A Man Called Horse", published in 1968 in the book Indian Country by Dorothy M. Johnson. Partially spoken in Sioux, the film tells the history of an English aristocrat, John Morgan, who is captured by a Native American tribe.
Initially enslaved and mocked by being treated as the animal of the title, Morgan comes to respect his captors' culture and gain their respect. He is aided in understanding the Sioux by a captive, Batise, the tribe's fool, who had tried to escape and was hamstrung behind one knee. When one of the warriors takes a vow never to retreat in battle, Morgan's changing perspective is shown, as he turns angrily on the uncomprehending Batise, telling him "Five years you've lived here, and you've learned nothing about these people – all his death is to you is a means of escape."
Determining that his only chance of freedom is to gain the respect of the tribe, he overcomes his repugnance and kills two warriors from another tribe, which allows him to claim warrior status. After his victory, he proposes marriage to one of the women with the horses taken in battle as dowry, and undergoes painful initiation rites, taking the native name "Horse" as his Sioux name. He becomes a respected member of the tribe and ultimately their leader.