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Imagining the Indian
‘Native Mascots do not bring honor to Native Americans’: Mass. students, activists, and Native people want change

‘Native Mascots do not bring honor to Native Americans’: Mass. students, activists, and Native people want change

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...
‘We are not those mascots’: Native activist on Native American sports mascots

‘We are not those mascots’: Native activist on Native American sports mascots

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.
Imagining the Indian Continues its Film Festival Run

Imagining the Indian Continues its Film Festival Run

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,...
San Manuel commits $1 million to film denouncing American Indian mascots in pro sports

San Manuel commits $1 million to film denouncing American Indian mascots in pro sports

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...

Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting and California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival

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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  • ‘Native Mascots do not bring honor to Native Americans’: Mass. students, activists, and Native people want change
  • ‘We are not those mascots’: Native activist on Native American sports mascots
  • Imagining the Indian Continues its Film Festival Run
  • San Manuel commits $1 million to film denouncing American Indian mascots in pro sports
  • Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting and California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival

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