by Jessie Atkin | Jan 7, 2021 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
While the Washington Football Team’s NFC East championship and team owner Dan Snyder’s decision to rename the franchise (though only after succumbing to political and investor pressure) are major victories in the fight for dismantling harmful stereotypes, the...
by Jessie Atkin | Dec 21, 2020 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
Kevin Blackistone, producer of “Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting” reflects on The Washington Football Team, The Cleveland Baseball Team, Major League Baseball and the Negro Leagues, and the real timeline behind these...
by Jessie Atkin | Dec 8, 2020 | Breaking News, Press Coverage
Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting was honored to be selected to participate in Film Pittsburgh’s Fall Festival 2020. The virtual festival, which ran November 11th-22nd, featured the newest addition to the Film Pittsburgh family,...
by Jessie Atkin | Aug 3, 2020 | Press Coverage
Studio Sacramento, of PBS KVIE, interviewed a panel, including our own Ben West (co-Director of Imagining the Indian) and Kevin Blackstone (Producer of Imagining the Indian) about the history and prevalence of Native American names and mascots in sports today. You can...
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 23, 2020 | Press Coverage
The feature documentary aims to address the origins and racist tropes of mascots, as well as their real-world impact on people.
by Jessie Atkin | Jul 23, 2020 | Press Coverage
The battle to remove Native American names and imagery from mascots and logos has been a longstanding fight and the Ciesla Foundation is producing a new documentary film titled, “Imagining the Indian” that captures the activism around that movement while also...
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