response to Smoke Signals and Reel Injun building off of the readings of Playing Indian that we have been doing. After viewing the two movies think about the ways in which Natives are represented and not represented in these two films. Does Reel Injun help to understand the ways in which “playing Indian” has become a cultural politics as much as a political-institutional problem? Do the Native characters and actors in Smoke Signals also “play Indian”? What would it means for them to play themselves? cite your claims by using the movie as citation. No sources needed to be included just the name of the movie.
Does Reel Injun help to understand the ways in which “playing Indian” has become a cultural politics as much as a political-institutional problem?
February 2, 2023