1 Reel Injun This documentary Reel Injun directed by Neil Diamond showed how Hollywood viewed Indians in their movies. As he traveled across the country he spoke with Indian filmmakers, actors, and writers. The documentary exposed Hollywood’s false portrayal of Indians over the past century and how Indians are striving to change this. In their movies Indians were seen as spiritual, noble, free, and also as supreme horsemen when in fact most could not even ride. In the 1930’s Indians were transformed into brutal savages by movies like Stage Coach.
It’s not nice because The Indians and the government singed treaties saying that they would not invade the land. One of the treaties that was broke was Fort Laramie. I hope this answers your
Matthew Sievers Mrs. Kluthe Sociology 4/26/2015 Sociology in Aladdin Have you ever wondered what sociology or hidden messages are in the movies your children are watching? In this paper I am going to examine the sociology aspects of the movie Aladdin. Aladdin is a 1992 Disney kid’s film that because of the timing of its release created some controversy. At the time it was released the United States had just ended war with that part of the world and to say the movie ruffled some feathers by some of the lyrics and the undertones would be an understatement. This is a movie where the main character Aladdin falls in love with a princess and her father the king has the job of picking a suitable person for her to marry.
Horrors and Heroes Entertainment, in any form, often has a deeper meaning than initially assumed. For instance, one might assume that an action movie would be a typical “guy movie.” Nobody would be surprised to see fights, cars, and explosions in an action movie, in fact, it would be expected. However, if the storyline of such a movie was about love, the viewer would be caught off guard. This twist is what makes any great movie entertaining; it keeps the viewer interested and wanting to see more. Two authors that discuss this method of giving deeper meanings to stories are Stephen King (in his essay “My Creature from the Black Lagoon) and Gloria Steinem (in her essay “Wonder Woman”).
Many Indians have benefited greatly from Indian casinos while some can barely make ends meet. The opportunity to operate an Indian casino should be regulated and used correctly, not banned because of misuse. In dispute over what is right, Time magazine and the Native American Times produced articles trying to justify the situation, which propose different views on the gaming issue. In opposition of Indian casinos an article was posted in Time magazine on December 16, 2007. This article was written by Donald L. Barlett and James B Steele.
* Native Americans/Indians/Aboriginals: members of any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Some people also call them “red-skins”, due to their skin tone. * Racism: a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others. ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
America’s History is Wrong The author of the book introduction titled Indian/White Relations: A View from the Other Side of the “Frontier,” Alfonso Ortiz, makes the reader scrutinize and think about how historians have recorded and retold America’s early history. The history familiar to most Americans is biased because it is in accordance with white settlers’ viewpoint only. The Native Americans viewed the white settlement differently than we recorded. The Americas were no “frontier” for exploration. The land was the home of the natives; it was explored and well known.
an American Indian Movement The American Indian Movement is a Native American organization established in the United States. Due to the diversity in North America, Native American's or Indians are too often forgotten. Incident at Oglala documentary download Click for Preview. In an attempt to bring attention to the injustice, and to provide better protection and care for the Indians, the American Indian Movement was established. Also referred to as AIM, this movement was launched in 1969 in Minneapolis, MN.
Finally, Native Americans did not have a lot of major diseases before Europeans arrived and did not develop the immunity to a lot of the diseases they had in Europe. After Europeans arrived, all of the things changed for the Native Americans. One good thing that came for them was they could trade for new or better goods. Europeans brought things that the Native Americans had never seen before like armor, horses, and foods and could now try and trade for this. Europeans however also brought advanced weapons like guns and they traded for a few but mostly the guns conquered the Native Americans.
American Beauty – The American Dream or Nightmare? What does the life of a typical American suburb family look like today? Allan Ball gives us his opinion in the movie American Beauty. A movie, which contains many connecting themes and plots. Allan Ball leaves it completely up to the audience how they want to interpret it, but he also makes sure that once you have seen it, you will not be able to forget it.