Podcasts about reel injun

It started with Hollywood and the portrayal of Indigenous Peoples on the big screen in the 2009 Peabody Award-winning film Reel Injun. The documentary used hundreds of clips from classic and newer movies and featured interviews with Hollywood legends like Clint Eastwood to look at the evolution of Indigenous Peoples on the big screen. Fifteen years later, Neil Diamond is back as a co-director of two films that look at the impacts Indigenous Peoples have had on Western society and why its culture is so often appropriated.

"We cheered for the cowboys, never realizing we were the Indians." Reel Injun (2009) written and directed by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge and Jeremiah Hayes. Next Time: Best In Show (2000)

This week, Caitlin and Jamie are joined by special guest S.A. Lawrence-Welch for a discussion on the documentary Reel Injun! (This episode contains spoilers) For Bechdel bonuses, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/bechdelcast Follow @lawrencewelchnw on Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reel Injun is one of a kind. This documentary eloquently and concisely presents the history of Native American representation in film, from the start to now.  Since the capability to record became available, Natives were on screen. There has been a fascination with Native people since colonization and this film delves into that fascination. Along the way, stereotypes were created and perpetuated in film. These stereotypes framed mindsets and opinions about who Native people were, to non-Native people. What blows my mind is it also frames the minds of Native people. Misrepresentation in film and television influence how we as Native people see even ourselves. The film documents experiences and perspectives from people like Clint Eastwood, John Trudell, Adam Beach, and Chris Eyre. While referencing movies like The Searchers, Dances with Wolves, Stagecoach, The Fast Runner, and Dance Me Outside. Listen as we discuss how awesome this documentary is and why it is so important.   Ever since I met the hosts of Twindigenous, we wanted to review a movie together. Reel Injun resonates so much with us that we wanted to take the time to discuss this one, so glad we did! Listen as chat about how much we love this documentary and how powerful it is a film. 

Put on your shower sandals and hang a Starry Night poster in your dorm cause we’re going to college in season 3, episode 10 “First Encounters of the Close Kind” (Original airdate December 15th, 1999. Written by Leslie Ray and directed by Greg Prange). Of all the slime creatures to torment our gang, we meet a banged monster named A.J. that out slimes em all! Plus we get perennial teen Biance Lawson in the Capeside mix and a rare glimpse of Boston’s thriving gay buses. Board our gay bus on twitter (@dawsons_creeps) and instagram (@dawsonscreeps). Our antiracism doc is linked on insta and you can listen to our Spotify playlist Dawson’s Creeps - Do You Want to Dance Tomorrow while you cheerfully murder a TA. I concur!The Ol’ Creek Link RoundupIn DISHONOR of the secret of the patronizing, racist ooze aka A.J. please consider purchasing something from this resource list of native owned brands. In the actual frozen wasteland that is New England and not North Carolina, one of these blankets would go down a treat.It’s not directly related but you can also see the blog post about stereotypes and racist mascots Gabby wrote for her old job here. It includes a reference to the documentary Reel Injun which was directed by a native filmmaker and has some good commentary on stereotypes and white washing specifically. Even if you’re not “into pigs now” like Gabby, there’s plenty of other subjects depicted in the lovely and vibrant prints available from black artist Tabitha Brown on Etsy. As a born and bread Masshole, Gabby has visited the Alcott Orchard house in Concord several times and read multiple LMA biographies but her fave is Marmee and Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother by Eve LaPlante. Really get to see how much LMA’s dad was a Joey’s dad style dipshit.Zoe endorses Maya Deren’s At Land while Gabby was failing to remember the title of Meshes of the Afternoon. Both well worth your surreal and dreamy time.Inside the Thrilling, Chaotic Writers’ Room of Dawson’s Creek

Impact 10 with Stacy, Nicole, Christopher, and Lexy discusses indigenous cinema. Stacy covers westerns and The Searchers, Nicole gives a short retrospective on American Indian cinema and Smoke Signals, Christopher talks Maori culture and Whale Rider, and Lexy discusses Disney and Moana. We are joined by documentary filmmaker Suree Towfighnia in the discussion. Website Store YouTube Twitter Facebook group page Suree's recommended links Website: http://www.sureetowfighnia.com/ Standing Silent Nation 2007 -- a Lakota family asserts their sovereignty by growing industrial hemp. (screened on PBS POV): https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C3922902/standing-silent-nation Crying Earth Rise Up, 2015--this is about water protection and the Lakota fight to stop uranium mining in the Great Plains and Black Hills. (screens on PBS): https://www.der.org/crying-earth-rise-up/ The Lakota Media Project is the organization Suree mentors and co-founded. They have a page on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakotamediaproject Other recommendations: Reel Injun: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/reel-injun/ Thunderheart: https://www.amazon.com/Thunderheart-Val-Kilmer/dp/B001AR96BG Incident at Oglala: https://www.amazon.com/Incident-Oglala-Leonard-Peltier-Story/dp/B0001FVDI2

On November 20, 2019, the VMHC presented a screening of the award-winning film Reel Injun (2009, 88 minutes) by Cree-Canadian filmmaker Neil Diamond. Reel Injun is an entertaining and provocative look at a century-worth of Hollywood depictions of Native Americans and the misconceptions and stereotypes that a century of filmmaking has fostered. The screening was preceded by a discussion among representatives of several Virginia Indian tribes, including Chief Lynette Allston (Nottoway Indian Tribe), Chief Anne Richardson (Rappahannock Tribe), First Assistant Chief Wayne Adkins (Chickahominy Tribe), and Dr. Ashley Atkins-Spivey (Director at Pamunkey Indian Tribal Resource Center). The panel explored how, as groups and individuals, Virginia Indians have been able to maintain their identity into the 21st century—despite numerous efforts to eradicate it—and the successes and challenges encountered by each generation of Virginia Indians to continue their cultural heritage. This program was presented in conjunction with the Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival. The program was cosponsored by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution.

 To learn more about how to get started streaming videos, visit the eLibrary page of our website. Book and Video NotesMelissa recommends: Reel Injun, directed by Kino Lorber and available on Kanopy In Whose Honor?, New Day Films and available on Kanopy There, There by Tommy Orange Carrie recommends: The Detectorists, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and available on AcornTV, which you can check out through RBdigital Less by Andrew Sean Greer The Man at the Helm series of novels by Nina Stibbe Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie Michael recommends: Hereditary, directed by Ari Aster and available on Kanopy A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay Bite Notes Melissa and Carrie both look to the recent article in the New York Times, “Sean Sherman's 10 Essential Native American Recipes,” for bites to pair with their books.  This holiday season, try a Snowball cocktail, a classic winter warmer from the U.K. Pour yourself a glass of Campfire Whiskey, neat, while you ponder the shocking ending of Hereditary.  Sit down with the Barrett family and enjoy a hot plate of baked spaghetti. 

We sat down with the always awesome S.A. Lawerence Welch as she discussed her passions and what we should all be aware of about indigenous and First Nations' cultures. Find out more about the non-profit S.A. started by visiting: www.thechapterhouse.org Boarding School / Residential Schools https://boardingschoolhealing.org/ http://wherearethechildren.ca/en/ MMIWG2S https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/ Thanksgiving https://www.bustle.com/p/thanksgiving-promotes-whitewashed-history-so-i-organized-truthsgiving-instead-13154470 The portrayal of Native Peoples in Hollywood: Tubi TV hosts the film "Reel Injun" for free on its platform. https://tubitv.com/movies/54908/reel_injun?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed

Tom and Jesse discuss A Wrinkle In Time, Mandy, Beach Rats, 42nd Street, War Machine, The Farmer's Wife, The First Purge, Whitney, The Land of Steady Habits, Reel Injun, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, The Skin Game, Cash On Demand, Action Point, Guy and Madeline On A Park Bench, Rich and Strange, Wings.

In episode 12 we discuss Josephine Gray AKA The Black Widow. She is responsible for the deaths of 2 husbands and 1 boyfriend, and she was rumored to be a voodoo practitioner. This case took place in Baltimore in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Baltimore has a high population of black people but it is also very segregated. We discuss the Black Widow's life (what we could find out anyway), her crimes, the men in her life, and how she got caught. As always we share our take aways and offer up some tips on how NOT to get murdered! STATS DOB 1946Murders- 3 total, 3/3/74, 11/9/90, 6/21/96Arrested 12/5/01Victims: Norman Stribling (husband), William Robert Gray (husband) Clarence Goode(Boyfriend)venue: Montgomery/Baltimore Marylandending: sentenced to 40 years in prison 12/2/02, resentenced to 40 years in prison in 2006 for insurance fraud. NEW! Support the Show! If you'd like to support the show you can make a donation on the cash app https://cash.app/ where our Cash tag is fruitloopspod or cash.me/$fruitloopspod.  There is no minimum or monthly commitment!  Your donation will help us pay for things like our web hosting and help keep the lights on so we can bring you more show. Shout out to:Reel Injun film: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/reel-injun/ and the podcast “Yo, is this racist?” (particularly the episode with LeVar Burton as a guest) https://www.earwolf.com/show/yo-is-this-racist/ Footnotes: http://murderpedia.org/female.G/g/gray-josephine.htm http://malefactorsregister.com/wp/voodoo-queen/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/12/03/widow-gets-40-years-for-insurance-fraud/659dc4be-e8f2-4f90-9f46-00d2ac749d4d/?utm_term=.f361c4e60929 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/01/02/whispers-of-witchcraft/8beec4a6-f253-40b6-a2cd-401aec244e2c/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/11/19/woman-once-accused-of-slaying-2-mates-no-longer-faces-trial/f08ecc5f-1858-4a46-9b58-5c2f0a117ba0/?utm_term=.ddda14c7c126 https://www.thehotline.org/ hotline # 1-800-799-7233 News Article about cop found guilty of murder:  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-texas-police-officer-roy-oliver-found-guilty-murder-shooting-n904166 News article about Jacksonville Shooting https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/us/jacksonville-madden-tournament-shooting/index.html Music Abyss by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen ●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/ ●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguyRobbero by Bilderbergin http://ccmixter.org/files/Robbero/53179Snap by Purple Planet Music http://www.purple-planet.comBasement Floor, Blue Scorpion & Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.comLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Connect with us on: Twitter @FruitLoopsPodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod  

Stacy and Nicole discuss Hostiles, war atrocities, and the portrayal of First Nations in Westerns. Have a listen to the movie's gorgeous soundtrack. And take a trip down nostalgia lane for Rory Cochrane in his most memorable role. For more about First Nations actors on film, read Why I Won't Wear War Paint and Feathers in a Movie Again from Time Magazine. Stacy recommends 3:10 to Yuma and Nicole recommends her homework for this episode, Reel Injun. Check out our website where you can sign up for our newsletter and visit our store, talk to us on Twitter, visit our Facebook Page, and please leave a review for us on iTunes.

Dissecting Docs with Producer/Author Carole Dean and actor/journalist Dr. Don Schwartz shares reviews of excellent documentaries. Dr. Schwartz's book, Telling Their Own Stories: Conversations with Documentary Filmmakers, is available from Amazon. His film reviews and his filmmaker profiles appear regularly on FromTheHeartProductions.com. The films they will review are: The Storm Makers, The Widowmaker, Greenwich Village: Music that Defined a Generation, Reel Injun, and 1971 of which we will have the great pleasure of being joined joined by it's filmmaker Johanna Hamilton. For information about Carole Dean and From the Heart Productions please visit www.FromtheHeartProductions.com. To learn more about Don Schwartz and his film reviews visit http://fromtheheartproductions.com/radio-blog/don-schwartz-blog/.