Hollywood: Fact or Fiction
This Disney film romanticized the life of a real Indigenous teenager and erased the violent history of colonization.
What is Pocahontas?
This NFL team changed its racist name in 2020 after decades of pressure
Who are the Washington Commanders? (formerly Redskins)
This forced journey removed Cherokee people from their land in the 1830s.
What is the Trail of Tears?
These circular woven objects were originally meant to protect children from nightmares.
What are dreamcatchers?
This actor declined his 1973 Oscar for The Godfather through an Indigenous activist to protest Hollywood stereotypes.
Who is Marlon Brando?
This “celebratory” fan motion used by the Braves and Chiefs is widely considered disrespectful and stereotypical.
What is the tomahawk chop?
These schools punished Native children for speaking their languages and attempted to erase their culture.
What are Indian boarding schools?
These tall carved wooden poles tell stories of clans and ancestors in the Pacific Northwest.
What are totem poles?
Until the 1990s, Hollywood often used white actors wearing dark makeup to portray Native characters. This practice was called ______.
What is redface?
This modern TV series, created by Native writers and actors, shows authentic contemporary Indigenous life in Oklahoma.
What is Reservation Dogs?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
This 1953 animated Disney classic, in which Wendy and her brothers journey to Neverland, offers a well-known example of media stereotypes though its controversial portrayal of Native Americans.
What is Peter Pan
Wearing sacred tribal regalia without being a member of that tribe is an example of this harmful behavior.
What is cultural appropriation?