The Indians were here before the name American even existed. In Luther Standing Bear’s essay “what the Indian means to America”, he informed us of how great the American Indian is. While many scholars would debate on the true heritage of America’s beginning, The Indian would not join this argument because they alone know the real story of this country we call home. Within this essay the Indians are a breed of people that do not lie down easily. Many would strongly agree with Luther Standing Bear’s definition that the Indian is a true American. The Indians are the roots under America soil because of their strong connection with nature, their spiritual toughness, and their musical influence.…
During the twentieth era to the twenty-first, movies was to ensure movie goers a variety of experiences that acknowledge more from their own set. Investigating the relationship between ophthalmic and culture cheer media; by exploring various forms of visual entertainment that that shape the American culture and values. Whether it’s official or negative to summarize how the visual media reflect or influence’s social behavior and their attitudes. Visual entertainment tells stories, that have a hug impacted and leaves a long lasting effected of the views of these types of Movies. There are a few movies that displayed culture of multiplication in them as, Smoke Signals, Out of Africa, The Cosby’s, and The Brandy Bunch. They all inspire signify universal themes of social familiarity as the states text military personnel experience; Family relations, the experience of childhood growing, and copying death.…
‘Into the World’ describes a concept of a growth & change experienced by an individual – whether the change is physically, emotionally or intellectually- from the transition between one stage to another. In this transition there are often barriers and obstacles which the individual faces and needs to overcome. The notion of ‘into the world’ is clearly displayed in the film Billy Elliot by Daltry and the feature article Worlds Tribal Voice by Scobie, which was found in the magazine Sydney Life through various language and film techniques.…
Today, the East Indian presence in the United States is quite noticeable, but their presence is not enough to say that they have truly influenced the American fabric or the essence of America. They are here, and many know of them, but they and their culture are still seen as significantly different from what many know the average American culture to…
Native American culture was very rooted in the land comma their lives depended on the Buffalo and their beliefs were tied to the land. Most Plains Indians did not believe that anyone owned the land, this made it easy for the Americans to cheat the natives of their land with treaties and laws they usually couldn't understand. In December of 1890 the Lakota Indians had been chased down by the soldiers set to force them into a reservation, camped in the cold at Wounded Knee many died from the cold alone, after a small conflict the soldiers opened fire upon the mostly helpless Natives. The Great Plains was the Native Americans land that did not see it that way. the natives were cheated, lied to, and slaughtered, their culture was built around the land that was taken away. the treatment of the natives was terrible especially when they couldn't fight back, the massacre at Wounded Knee shows how the West was lost by the cruelty of America. The Native American's lands taken from them, the West was taken from them. the Native Americans of the Great Plains have lost the last due to the wickedness of the American…
Learning from this documentary that Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people. Hearing this made me feel caught off guard and kind of a surprise because I did not know that these Indigenous people made that many already. Because of these movies over one hundred years of movies defining Indians are seen by the world based on how Hollywood try to be like us Native Americans in these films. As I continue watching the film I feel anger building up inside of me due to how disrespectful Hollywood filmmakers can be. Just because we respect our traditions and the teachings that our ancestors left us with, they think they have all the right to make fun of it in films. It really pisses me off that these Native Americans star in the films just to get paid and not even care for how sacred the land, prayers, songs, strong faith and sticking together…
First of all, we’ve seen the wild, savage and bloodthirsty animal persona, depicting Native Americans as the villains against innocent and helpless white settlers, with the typical Anglo hero. After the Second World War, Westerns started to sympathize with American Indians, depicting them as a misunderstood, peace loving people who only attacked when threatened. And, by the 1970s, the genre of “white man becoming Indian” was becoming popular, showing the evil of the white men and vilifying the army. In TV, we’ve seen the transformation of Native Americans from stereotypical dimwitted cartoon characters to pidgin speaking sidekicks of white protagonists. In the world of gaming, natives have gone from being sexual pursuits, to mystical tournament fighters of the arcades and dinosaur/monster hunters. “While marketing and media presentations are not solely responsible for causing or maintaining prejudice and discrimination, they should be held accountable for those times when they participate and preserve it” (Merskin 2014:198). In a nutshell, while they may not have started these presentations, they still were involved in it. However, regardless of the images that media has bestowed upon them, those that I interviewed suggested that most of their native traditions have stayed the same, despite all the changes in pop…
The Europeans first started building settlements in North America in the 1500s, bringing not only germ cover blankets, but also new art techniques. Before contact with the Europeans the art style of the Native Americans consisted of carved totem poles, pottery decoration to show lineage, and complex paintings on stone. Imagery was used as a symbol of sacred events, rituals, and natural forces, which could include everything from celestial bodies and weather to the indigenous animals of the region. Animals were often used as symbolism to show reverence for their special traits, especially the bison, which was a staple of their lives. The Europeans brought alternative ways to live that influenced not only how art was made but how the Native Americans lived their life, the Navajo learned to keep sheep and to weave their wool, to make colorful blankets. Other Native Americans began experimenting with painting in oil, using European art styles and sometimes in their own traditional style.…
students lost their cultural identity was because of the policies that the schools used to…
The territory rebellion between whites and natives becomes ironically over the course of history that starts be represented in the film industry that is racial stereotypes of natives because they were under the influence by the white subconscious. According to Childhood Indians the white subconscious is a divisive ideology belief system that sends a racist message that results in a negative depiction of people of color. What this depiction of Native Americans has given Hollywood was to set false imagery and culture to their audience, which gives them a false…
In this research, I will explain the study to them and use oral questions as an interview to collect data regarding how the participants’ view of North American popular culture knowledge affected their educational experience. The interview will follow a semi-structured interview method. The semi-structured interview is an interview in which the researcher asks some predetermined questions, but also allows interviewees time and opportunity to explore other areas they think relevant (Hinchey, 2008, p. 82). Some of the interview questions that will be discussed are:…
In his paper "Cultural Identity & Cinematic Representation," Stuart Hall addresses the issue of cultural identity and the cinematic representation. Stuart remarks that there are several definitions of cultural identity. However, he uses it in terms of the idea of "oneness" of people. The definition reflects the common historical experiences ignoring the divisions of the actual sub culture. According to Hall media or Caribbean Cinema has to discover this particular cultural identity. This conception of Caribbean identity was significant in post colonial struggles that impacted the world. The other definition emphasizes that there are also critical differences that constitute their identity. They state that these differences are important and significant in the identification of Caribbean's. It is also important to note that the cultural identities are not static, but change as time progresses. This definition is more practical as it is not superficial, but points out the differences and the transformation the people undergone due to colonization. Thus, cultural identity is best described as unstable points of identification that are founded in historical events. In addition the formation of the second definition gives detailed insight into the Caribbean culture. The differences emphasized, show the combination of the two worlds, namely the African and the Asian world. Hall furthermore recognizes that it is continual change such as the uprooting of slavery, transportation, the western plantation economy that have resulted what is now called Caribbean culture. However, the differences in the subcultures are very complex and difficult to grasp. They have emerged due to different relations to other metropolitan centers. To illustrate the notion of difference in the culture but also the unity as a culture Hall introduces theorists such as Norris, Derrida and Saussure. It is suggested that difference should be seen as a moving representation of change. Furthermore, in his…
The many cultural ways of The Native Americans, greatly impact ethnocentrism and the oral literary tradition.…
The age of television quickly turned things around for the advertisers. Television offered faulty perceptions of Native Americans held by a viewing public that grew up on The Lone Ranger and westerns that featured John Wayne. Traditional cinematic productions offered up the Native American as the enemy, a laconic or bloodthirsty impediment in the race to the frontier. As political correctness began to dominate the industry, movies like Dances With Wolves (1990) and Pow Wow Highway (1989) did their best to humanize Indians, but they were limited in scope and too few in nature. Television is directly responsible for the social and emotional malaise that affects and shapes the minds and definitions of the masses. Television is the only thing that keeps us vaguely in democracy even if it's in the hands of the corporate culture, because it can level the playing field. Not only can it level the playing field but it can also stack the deck against society. Because the media…
Movies are key cultural artifacts that offer a window into American cultural and social history. A mixture of art, business, and popular entertainment, the movies provide a host of insights into Americans' shifting ideals, fantasies, and preoccupations. Like any cultural artifact, the movies can be approached in a variety of ways. Cultural historians have treated movies as sociological documents that record the look and mood of particular historical settings; as ideological constructs that advance particular political or moral values or myths; as psychological texts that speak to individual and social anxieties and tensions; as cultural documents that present particular images of gender, ethnicity, class romance, and violence; and as visual texts that offer complex levels of meaning and seeing.…