MAC 251 American Indians in Film

This course critically examines films by and about American Indian and First Nations peoples including art films shorts cinema and documentaries. Themes addressed include: reflexivity the portrayal of Native women the urban experience indigenous aesthetics contemporary storytelling silence parody re-appropriation and conventional representations. Students will be introduced to the diverse settings of Native film (including the Navajo Nation (Dine) and Mohawk nations of Canada) as well as core historical topics such as American Indian veterans activism the boarding school experience and the emerging Native film industry.