What We Can Learn About #LandBack From These Native American Comedies
Native American people are taking back their narratives AND their land through film and TV. Representation that used to be mostly limited to stereotypes in Westerns now includes nuanced perspectives on Native American culture. With this new wave of Native American comedies, written and created by Native peoples, shows like Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls are able to challenge stereotypes and address big political movements like #LandBack.
Special guests, Rutherford Falls writer, Taietsarón:sere ‘Tai’ Leclaire, and associate professor and author of “Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941-1960s”, Liza Black, trace the history of Native American representation and what the future of Native stories can look like in this episode of #HistoriansTake
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What We Can Learn About #LandBack From These Native American Comedies
What We Can Learn About #LandBack From These Native American Comedies
Native American people are taking back their narratives AND their land through film and TV. Representation that used to be mostly limited to stereotypes in Westerns now includes nuanced perspectives on Native American culture. With this new wave of Native American comedies, written and created by Native peoples, shows like Reservation Dogs and Rutherford Falls are able to challenge stereotypes and address big political movements like #LandBack. Special guests, Rutherford Falls writer, Taietsarón:sere ‘Tai’ Leclaire, and associate professor and author of “Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941-1960s”, Liza Black, trace the history of Native American representation and what the future of Native stories can look like in this episode of #HistoriansTake
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