Indigenous Peoples Representation in Popular Culture
Dublin Core
Title
Indigenous Peoples Representation in Popular Culture
Subject
Native Americans
Indigenous people
Hollywood
Old Hollywood
Discrimination
Racism
Native Americans in Hollywood
Indigenous people
Hollywood
Old Hollywood
Discrimination
Racism
Native Americans in Hollywood
Description
This collection consists of 30 artifacts shows a controversial representation of Indigenous people of the Americas in popular culture.
This collection meant to illustrate a phenomena between the fascination with the noble savage who lives in harmony with nature, and the stereotype of the uncivilized Red Indian of the traditional Western genre.
The concept of Native Americans living in harmony with nature was taken up in the 1960s by the hippie subculture and played a certain role in the formative phase of the environmentalist movement.
In the US cultural mainstream, negative depiction of Native Americans first came to be seen as racist only in the 1980s, as reflected in the production of western films emphasizing the "noble savage". Unfortunately film industry did not make much progress in order to adequately portray indigenous peoples. Commercialized image of Native Americans still does a lot of cultural damage.
This collection meant to illustrate a phenomena between the fascination with the noble savage who lives in harmony with nature, and the stereotype of the uncivilized Red Indian of the traditional Western genre.
The concept of Native Americans living in harmony with nature was taken up in the 1960s by the hippie subculture and played a certain role in the formative phase of the environmentalist movement.
In the US cultural mainstream, negative depiction of Native Americans first came to be seen as racist only in the 1980s, as reflected in the production of western films emphasizing the "noble savage". Unfortunately film industry did not make much progress in order to adequately portray indigenous peoples. Commercialized image of Native Americans still does a lot of cultural damage.
Creator
Sofia Shelley
Source
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Google Books
YouTube
Google Books
Publisher
Dominican University, River Forest
Date
1972-2020
Contributor
Sofia Shelley
Format
PDF, JPEG, DOC
Language
English
Identifier
LIS889
Coverage
Native Americans
Indigenous people
Hollywood
Old Hollywood
Discrimination
Racism
Native Americans in Hollywood
Indigenous people
Hollywood
Old Hollywood
Discrimination
Racism
Native Americans in Hollywood
Items in the Indigenous Peoples Representation in Popular Culture Collection
1. Brando, Littlefeather and the Academy Award
The social turbulence of the 1970s was a time of much-needed change in Indian country. Native American people were in the bottom strata of all socioeconomic indicators, and it was clear to American Indian youth that change was not going to happen…
2. A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage
A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.
3. Taika Waititi Oscars speech
The Most Important Thing Taika Waititi Did at the Oscars Was Acknowledge That They Take Place on Native Lands
4. Reimagining classic Hollywood with Indigenous actors as iconic stars
In her series Real NDNz Re-Take Hollywood, Peters recreated iconic classic Hollywood photographs, with Indigenous actors portraying stars like Audrey Hepburn, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner.
5. With Disney’s "Moana," Hollywood almost gets it right: Indigenous people weigh in
Cultural appropriation is a common complaint about the media and not surprising here — and disappointing, as "Moana" is overall an uplifting, beautiful film. But the film's achievements are not enough for some to cite progress toward more accurate,…