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''Imagining Indians'' is a 1992 documentary film produced and directed by Native American filmmaker, Victor Masayesva, Jr. (
Hopi The Hopi are a Native American ethnic group who primarily live on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, there are 19,338 Hopi in the country. The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation within the Unite ...
). The documentary attempts to reveal the misrepresentation of Indigenous Native American
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films by interviews with different Indigenous Native American actors and extras from various
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s throughout the
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Portrayal of Native Americans in film The portrayal of Native Americans in television and films concerns Indigenous roles in cinema, particularly their depiction in Hollywood productions. Especially in the Western genre, Native American stock characters can reflect contemporary and ...
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Stereotypes of Native Americans in North America Stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States of America include many ethnic stereotypes found worldwide which include historical misrepresentations and the oversimplification of hundreds of Indigenous cultures. Negative stere ...
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Reel Injun ''Reel Injun'' is a 2009 Canadian documentary film directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge, and Jeremiah Hayes that explores the portrayal of Native Americans in film. ''Reel Injun'' is illustrated with excerpts from classic ...
'' (2009) *'' Playing Indian'' *''
Inventing the Indian ''Inventing the Indian'' is a 2012 BBC documentary first broadcast on 28 October on BBC 4, exploring the stereotypical view of Native Americans in the United States in cinema and literature. Presented by Rich Hall and Dallas Goldtooth, a Native ...
'' (2012)


References


''Imagining Indians'': Film information
Retrieved on July 20, 2007

Retrieved on March 14, 2010 * Hearne, Joanna. 2005. "John Wayne's teeth: Speech, sound and representation in "Smoke signals" and "Imagining Indians"." ''Western Folklore'' 64 (3/4): 189–208. 1992 films American documentary films Documentary films about Native Americans Documentary films about Hollywood, Los Angeles Documentary films about racism in the cinema of the United States 1992 documentary films Native Americans in popular culture 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{hist-documentary-film-stub