General Instructions
Answer questions in a thoughtful, clear, and complete manner by writing several full sentences and including specific examples in your responses. You are encouraged to make connections to previous assignments, other courses, and your own life experience. Please use the same numbering system and include the questions in your document.
Do not use a string of direct quotations. It is essential that you learn to paraphrase or summarize. You will be expected to use MLA in-text citations and Works Cited at the end of each assignment for the primary source article and any other articles or websites you used to develop your response. Italicize works of art, just as you would like books and film.
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Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Citing Works
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Assignment Instructions
Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of Aboriginal peoples through a century of cinema. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, Reel Injun traces the evolution of cinema’s depiction of Native peoples from the silent-film era to today, only to find the future of Aboriginal cinema in the unlikeliest of places: Canada’s North. Rambling through the heartland of America, Diamond looks at how the myth of the “Injun” has influenced the world’s representation—and misrepresentation—of Native peoples. The Cree filmmaker conducted candid interviews with Native and non-Native film celebrities as well as activists, film critics, and historians. Add a timestamp to your document.
In your paper response, answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of distorted representations of Native people with regard to their identity, self-esteem, and social and cultural development?
What purpose is served by treating Native Americans as myths or dinosaurs in American history and culture?
What is “Tonto speech”? Did Hollywood harm existing Native languages spoken by US tribes?
When John Wayne shoots a dead Indian (dug up from a burial ground) in the eyes to make sure he will not be going to the spirit world, what message is Hollywood sending?
In a paragraph, write about the most impactful aspect(s) of the film?
