Film

Brief introduction to articles featured in the issue.

Folklore Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 1999.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.

Brief article focuses on the one-minute work Snare by Lisa Jackson and This River, a short documentary.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1997.

Aboriginal veteran Eugene Benedict's account of his time in Vietnam, his rejection when he returned, and his journey back to his Odanak home. This film deals with scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 24:31.

Looks at some nominees in the Aboriginal category at the 2009 Yorkton Film Festival and the parameters of that category. Article located by scrolling to page 13.

Modern History, Politics & International Relations Thesis (Ph.D.)--Macquarie University, 2012.

An examination of Gerald Vizenor's jump from the literature to the film medium with the adaption of his story Harold of Orange.

Describes Chippewa writer Gerald Vizenor's move from author to screenplay writer with his film Harold of Orange, which bears obvious imprints of his interests, attitudes and style.

Examines five feature films, with a preoccupation on mortality, written and directed by Native Americans. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.

Author discusses the ways ghost are a part of the narrative in the films of Wanuri Kahiu and Georgina Lightning in cultural context; examines the variable roles that ghost can play (sacred ancestor – malevolent trickster) and the way that characters respond to their presence and actions.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D)--New York University, 1996.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rice University, 2001.

Looks for patterns in habits of watching television, music video and music, where heroes and role models come from and affects media on future goals and concept of self.

Discusses the western movie set in the 1870s.

Looks at the character Jacob Black and stereotypes of American Indian men. To be published in book: Bringing Light to Twilight Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon edited by Giselle Liza Anatol

Describes the unique project which makes stop motion animations featuring Haida words, phrases and stories, using carved puppets and sets made from readily available materials. The project also incorporates a 5-step community animation process: script, pre-production, production, post production and distribution.

Discusses representations of the Comanche people in both historic and contemporary films and other media; describes ways in which cinematic Comanche (actors and performers) worked to subvert mainstream narratives and portrayals of their people.

Movie review of: Hank Williams First Nation produced , directed and written by Aaron James Sorenson.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, 2009.

Canadian actor stars as Navajo code talker in Windtalkers, a film about World War II.

Review of video documentary about an Oklahoman Fox anthropologist who was murdered while doing field work in the Philippines.

Gathering at the River documents Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Anglicans in a "sacred circle" where their experiences were shared.

Examines the portrayals of Native Americans in films, arguing that although recent films attempt to counteract previous stereotypes, more accurately portray history and culture, and tend to be more sympathetic to political claims they still fall short and appear assimilationist in tone.

Includes links to: articles, stories of survivors, video clips, order form for book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, and documentary Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide.

Ten documentary reviews: Itam Hakim Hopiit by Victor Masayesva, Jr. Siskyavi: The Place of Chasms by Victor Masayesva, Jr. The Place of Falling Waters by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith. Pueblo Peoples: First Contact by George Burdeau and Larry Walsh. Transitions by Darrel Kipp and Joe Fisher. Warrior Chiefs in a New Age by Dean Bearclaw. Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations by Gary Rhine and Fidel Moreno. In the White Man's Image by Christine Lesiak and Matt Jones. Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin. Ligh

Examines the domains of science and policy in the context of Aboriginal issues and how film representations of Aboriginal people are linked to media portrayals.

Comments on the summer of 1990, CBC documentary Indian Summer, The Oka Crisis about the land defence by Mohawks of Kanehsatake against police and military powers.

Comments on the contribution artists and filmmakers have made to the cultural landscape of Australia.

Studies the movie portrayal of Native Americans from a historical perspective and discusses how the 1950 film has been touted as the first sound picture depicting Native Americans sympathetically.

Cultural Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2007.

Discusses ways in which popular culture and school textbooks have shaped preservice teachers' perceptions of American Indians, and the role of the teacher educator in disrupting these assumptions and misconceptions. Chapter from Detournement as Pedagogical Praxis edited by James Trier. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to page 79.

"Expanded Edition"

Book review of: Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film, edited by Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor.

Comments on the negative stereotype portrayal given to Native Americans in films. Senior Thesis completed towards an undergraduate degree in Political Science--University of New England, 2014.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2006.

Communications Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 1997.

Film review of: Huicholes produced by P. Stefani and directed by H. Vilchez.

Discusses the element of chaos, in nature and individual lives, as a common theme in both the novel and the film.

Looks at historical, ideological and cultural principles in the movie The Last of his tribe.

Looks at "Indian Love Songs" in popular music of the the late 19th century, the work of Aquinnah Wampanoag composer Wamsutta Frank James, film scores and songs from musicals, and Indigenous responses in the form of reworking What Makes the Red Man Red by Lakota hip-hop artist Frank Waln, and I'm an Indian Too by the comedy troupe The 1491s. Music Honors Thesis (B.A.?)-- Wellesley College, 2021.

Analyzes two YouTube videos by the popular sketch comedy troupe; Indian Store and I'm an Indian Too. Group focuses on stereotypes about what constitutes a "real Indian".

Discusses how individual identities are used to invoke and then destabilize stereotypes in the film Dead Man.

Contemporary Art, Design and New Media Art Histories (M.A.)--OCAD University, 2015.

Looks at a small community that was introduced to video in 1979 and highlights several videomakers. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 2012

Through the eyes of a young Ojibwe woman this film illustrates one down side of contact between cultures, the introduction of small pox and its dire impact on Native Americans. Duration:57:00.