Problem:
The way Native Americans are depicted in the media affects their overall attitude towards themselves. Being misrepresented causes psychological and identity problems amongst the youth.
Documentary:
Reel Injun
This documentary reveals the film industry's effect on North American Native people who've been depicted in movies in widely inaccurate ways.
"Reel Injun is an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of America and into the Canadian North, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors, and activists including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Graham Greene, Adam Beach, and Zacharias Kunuk, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to present day."
Problem: Living in reservations or "prison camps"/ being isolated, no movie theaters/ lack of social integration causes youth to seek for alternative mediums of entertainment. (alcohol, drugs)
Documentary:
Pine Ridge: Poorest Indian reservation in North America. Descents of "Crazy Horse" Lakota Chief live there.
-Pine Ridge is a Prison War Camp (designed by the same man who organized the Japanese American -Relocation Camps WWII)
Media Coverage:
Pine Ridge, tribe wages battle against alcoholism
Testimonies by students:
From Lakota Hearts 1
From Lakota Hearts 2
-Alcohol, depression, nobody there to help teenagers... no hope
-Generation gap young students to care about the Native life anymore
-No jobs
-Teenagers raising their brothers and sisters
-Parents are alcoholics, they grow up and mimic them
-Alcohol in school grounds
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Things that stand out for me:
-"Both worlds"
-Indian world/ Lakota world
-More opportunities to go to college
-Understand themselves
-Lack of guidance
-"Go back to their roots/ Traditions"
-Racism between them/ "she looks like she has white blood"
-A study on Native American youth from grades 7 to 12 shows that 71% reported having ever used alcohol, 55% reported having ever been drunk, 34% reported having been drunk within the past month.
-Traditional Lakota values were replaced with non Indian values bringing about a life style that has led to the worst statistics in health, education, employment, housing, legal rights, etc. As one U.S. Attorney has stated, “Native Americans are the most victimized group in America”.
Sources:
http://www.medicinewhl.org/default.htm
http://www.4aihf.org/id40.html
http://www.pineridgesioux.com/
http://www.oglalalakotanation.org/oln/PROGRAMS_-_SERVICES.html
Health Administrator
choicescoordinator@gmail.com
Idea:
Create a photography portfolio to help them identify and see their similarities as a group and what ties them together...
The way Native Americans are depicted in the media affects their overall attitude towards themselves. Being misrepresented causes psychological and identity problems amongst the youth.
Documentary:
Reel Injun
This documentary reveals the film industry's effect on North American Native people who've been depicted in movies in widely inaccurate ways.
"Reel Injun is an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of America and into the Canadian North, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at how the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding – and misunderstanding – of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors, and activists including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Graham Greene, Adam Beach, and Zacharias Kunuk, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native people from the silent film era to present day."
Problem: Living in reservations or "prison camps"/ being isolated, no movie theaters/ lack of social integration causes youth to seek for alternative mediums of entertainment. (alcohol, drugs)
Documentary:
Pine Ridge: Poorest Indian reservation in North America. Descents of "Crazy Horse" Lakota Chief live there.
-Pine Ridge is a Prison War Camp (designed by the same man who organized the Japanese American -Relocation Camps WWII)
-Natives have no rights
-1870- Congress gave banks the right to rule
-20th Century- Power of economy belonged to the banks
-40% of American resources are Native Reservations
-Economic problems
-Economic problems
Media Coverage:
Pine Ridge, tribe wages battle against alcoholism
Testimonies by students:
From Lakota Hearts 1
From Lakota Hearts 2
-Alcohol, depression, nobody there to help teenagers... no hope
-Generation gap young students to care about the Native life anymore
-No jobs
-Teenagers raising their brothers and sisters
-Parents are alcoholics, they grow up and mimic them
-Alcohol in school grounds
-------------------------------------------
Things that stand out for me:
-"Both worlds"
-Indian world/ Lakota world
-More opportunities to go to college
-Understand themselves
-Lack of guidance
-"Go back to their roots/ Traditions"
-Racism between them/ "she looks like she has white blood"
-A study on Native American youth from grades 7 to 12 shows that 71% reported having ever used alcohol, 55% reported having ever been drunk, 34% reported having been drunk within the past month.
-Traditional Lakota values were replaced with non Indian values bringing about a life style that has led to the worst statistics in health, education, employment, housing, legal rights, etc. As one U.S. Attorney has stated, “Native Americans are the most victimized group in America”.
Sources:
http://www.medicinewhl.org/default.htm
http://www.4aihf.org/id40.html
http://www.pineridgesioux.com/
http://www.oglalalakotanation.org/oln/PROGRAMS_-_SERVICES.html
Health Administrator
choicescoordinator@gmail.com
Idea:
Create a photography portfolio to help them identify and see their similarities as a group and what ties them together...
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