Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting
February's Top 30 Films
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1h 35m
Directed by Aviva Kempner and Ben West • Documentary • 2022 • 95 minutes
A comprehensive look at the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find harmful, demeaning, and offensive. The film examines mascoting issues through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the fight. It shows how teams such as Kansas City's football team and Atlanta's baseball team have refused to consider a change and brings new attention and urgency to the issue.
"A brilliant, powerful, provocative and evocative exploration and deconstruction of the depiction of North America’s Indigenous people in popular culture." —Ed Rampell, CounterPunch
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