“Reel Injun” kicks off Native American Heritage Month

November 5, 2011 at 7:58 pm (art, culture, education, entertainment, ethics, history, humor, Independent film, Indigenous People, life, movies, Native Americans, random, Uncategorized)
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It’s November and that means “official” Native American Heritage Month in the US of A.   Folks it’s time to get down with the genocidal history of the United States of America. Before the Japanese were sent to camps for being Japanese in America, the Indigenous people were forced onto reservations which I consider prisons without walls. Genocide in America is ongoing to the present for Traditional Indigenous people who have endured the theft of their land and children and destruction of their culture for several hundred years. Columbus Day does not engender warm fuzzy memories for everyone now living in the Americas north, south and in between.

To kick off my observance of Native American Heritage month here are two trailers and clip from a new film, “Reel Injun” by Cree filmmaker  Neil Diamond.  Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/11/native-american-film-festival-highlights-history/

We all love movies, don’t we? Think about how films have formed your view of Native Americans and history. Consider how those often called “the losers” view the same events–and the portrayal in films.  For those of you who adore the movie “Dances With Wolves” ask yourself why you like the film?   And please think about why “the Only Good Indian” never got on the national movie theatre circuit in the United States of America. Yes, you can find it in parts on the tube of you.  Time to get beyond stereotypes and into reality.

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