The Redman's View / The Massacre
What was the approximate running time of The Redman’s View?
14 minutes
What year was it released?
1913
What is the process of understanding the world and all of its cultures and ideas from a (conquering) white European perspective?
Eurocentrism
According to the reading, what race was highlighted in many early westerns?
Native Americans
What is the first name of the author?
Hartmut
In the Massacre, what costume is one of the Native American actors wearing to spy?
Bear costume
What animal is the cause for the beginning of the altercation between the Native Americans and the White counterparts?
Dogs
Which historical event in the 1840s drove Irish citizens to America?
The Great Potato Famine
Approximately how many Native American short films did Griffith direct?
About 30
What stood out about the Native Americans to Columbus?
Nakedness
What years were these films released?
1909 & 1912
Who ends up saving the baby?
The Orphans
Which advocacy group, formed in the 1950s, helped push for better Native American representation in films?
National Film Committee of the Association on American Indian Affairs
What film prepares the way for The Birth of a Nation?
The Massacre
What is not recognizing distinct native cultural traits?
"Pan-Indian Mash"
In the Redman's View, what term is coined to refer to the White counterparts?
The Conquerors
What is the nickname/name given to the man who went to bring the troop?
The Mexican
What was the name used to describe an Italian American man casted as an “exotic, sexually alluring leading man?”
Latin Lover
Why did movie directors want to include Native Americans in their movies with battles?
Native Americans had been associated with violence
What did Lutz refer to by saying “The ‘Instant Indian Kit’”?
White actors given props to look Native American
What was D.W. Griffith’s big movie?
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
What does “WANNA WATINKE” mean?
"Now we eat"
What was the name of the first social problem film made about American anti-Semitism?
Gentleman’s Agreement (1947)
When was the Dawes Act put into place?
1887
What was the “watershed year in which the western movie took on a new depth, seriousness, and resonance”?
1950