Intro and Hip Hop
Humor
Native Americans in Media
Television & Mascots
Indigenous Film
100
Indigenous people in the U.S.
What is a Native American?
100
A Native American comedy group that produce humorous videos.
What is 1491?
100
The group that mad the first representations of Native Americans in European media in the 10th century
Who are the Vikings?
100
A coalition of 10 broadcasting organizations in 10 countries living under conditions of settler colonialism
What is The World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Network
100
first full-length feature film in an Indigenous language
What is Atanarjuat/ The Fast Runner?
200
Djing, Rapping, Braking, Graffiti
What are the four elements of hip hop?
200
Native Americans are serious and lack a sense of humor
What is a stereotype of Native Americans?
200
Two common stereotypes of Native American men
What are blood thirsty savage and Noble Savage?
200
Render Indigenous peoples inhuman •Fix them in the past with no viable future •Lower self-esteem of Native people
What are the effects of these images on the lived experiences of Native Americans?
200
the name the Indigenous peoples of northern Canada use to designate themselves; Eskimo is how they were previously known
What is Inuit?
300
groups of autochthonous peoples living under conditions of settler colonialism (i.e., people whose territories are currently occupied by groups of people whose ancestors originated elsewhere in recent history)
What is an indigenous group?
300
24.1% of Native americans lack basic health care coverage high rates of obesity highest rates of smoking tuberculosis: 500% higher than the national average
What are statistics on Native American life?
300
an Old Norse word and in the sagas generally means something akin to “barbarian” or “savage”
What is a Skraeling?
300
1) Indigenous languages 2) relationship to the land 3) non-misogynistic images of women 4) intergenerational programming 5) less fetishization of violence6) incorporation of Indigenous music, dance, philosophies 7)cultural pride/positive images 8)critique of settler colonialism 9) self-critique
How is indigenous television different?
300
Purpose of full frontal male nudity
What is reversing gender gaze common in American films.
400
Encourages young people to stay in their communities (advent of cheaper recording technologies enable this, also free uploading to sites such as YouTube) Teaches respect of people of all ages Underlines importance of men and women in communities
What are the positive messages in Indigenous hip hop?
400
show affection lighten the mood teach a lesson
What are the latent functions of humor?
400
the main means of mass communication (esp. television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet) regarded collectively
What is the Media?
400
Surprise, power/privilege, trivialization & Denigration
What are the expression of attitudes that support Native American Themed Mascots?
400
The man who killed Sauri in the Film Atanarjuat/ The Fast Runner.
Who is oki?
500
Women’s work and men’s work are equal and important Every single human being has value Every single thing in the universe has value Individuality is highly prized (individualism is not) Sharing/redistribution of wealth is considered “wealth” (individual accumulation is seen as undesirable) Guilt/shame are alien concepts Humor is a desired cultural trait Religion/spirituality shouldn’t be dogmatic
What are key tenets of Native American Education?
500
a coping mechanism that places the burden of the event/experience not on the survivor, but on the reader/ spectator who is being called upon to relate in some way to the writer’s use of humor
What is Gallows Humor?
500
cognitive tools that people use to form impressions of others. They are persistent features of human discourse, and the media is a powerful source and communicator of this discourse
What are stereotypes?
500
A new mode for expressing indigenous identity through media. And on the other hand, the spread of communication technology that threatens culture, language imagery, relationships between generations and respect for traditional knowledge.
What is a Faustian Bargain?
500
The Inuit term for developing a collaborative relationship or working together for a common purpose
What is Piliriqatingiinqmiq?
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