by Jessie Atkin | May 4, 2022 | Breaking News
Native mascots have been the subject of fierce debate in recent years. The Washington football team, which formerly had a Native mascot, announced their new mascot as the Commanders in February, marking one less Native mascot on the national stage. But the local...
by Jessie Atkin | Apr 12, 2022 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to Susan Shown Harjo and Kevin Blackistone about the documentary “Imagining the Indian,” and the movement to eliminate mascots from sports that demean Native Americans.
by Jessie Atkin | Apr 7, 2022 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting will make its Boston premiere at the Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) The film will be screened Monday, April 18, at 2:30 p.m. ET at the AMC Boston Common 19 Theatre (175 Tremont St., Boston,...
by Jessie Atkin | Mar 14, 2022 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
For more than half a century, American Indian tribes and their advocates tried in vain to persuade professional sports teams to drop names offensive to Native peoples. But the movement finally gained traction in recent years. Washington’s pro football team dropped its...
by Jessie Atkin | Feb 3, 2022 | Press Coverage
Imagining the Indian is a comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive. Included among those is the former name and imagery of the Washington Football...
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