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  • Collection: Indigenous Peoples Representation in Popular Culture

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. If Hollywood has shown us anything lately, it’s that the tides are turning — albeit slowly — in favor of more authentic, diverse stories.

A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.

Mainstream American society representation of Native Americans from early silent movies to now days Hollywood.

Europeans were fascinated with the Exotic New World. Contacts between Europeans and Native Americans have been mythologized by anthropologists and ethnographers, by tourist and tourist industry, and through art and literature.

Indians in literature-Indians of North America-Public opinion-Racism-Indians in motion pictures

Lack of Native American actors in Hollywood

Native American cast leaves Adam Sandler flick - "Nothing has changed, we`re still just Hollywood Indians".

When Leonardo DiCaprio won the best drama film actor Golden Globe for his role in The Revenant, he closed his speech by thanking "all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history "

Johnny Depp appeared in the new Dior campaign, titled "We are the land".
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