AmStud There There Research Topics

Fighting Cultural Appropriation

Sports

• Native American- Themed Sports Mascots are Racist and Reinforce Negative Stereotypes  From a database (you need the Gale password).
•  "Insult or honor? Indian-themed mascots are a tradition for thousands of school and pro sports teams in the U.S. But many Native Americans find the imagery offensive." Article from a database (need Gale password). 
• Ending the Era of Harmful "Indian" Mascots- website featuring a PSA and links to articles about their campaign.
• Native American Rights Fund article- website with information focusing on Washington's NFL team changing their name.

Film and TV

• Tahmahkera, Dustin. "Custer's last sitcom: decolonized viewing of the sitcom's 'Indian'." - database
• Native American Actors Walked Off of the Set of an Adam Sandler Movie- database

Fashion

• Native American designers fight cultural caricatures - from a website

American Culture and Cultural Appropriation

• How Racism Against Native People Is Normalized - from Teen Vogue's website
• Appropriation during Halloween- from NPR's website
• The history of cultural appropriation of Native Americans in advertising- from Gale database
• What Makes Someone American Indian- database article

Celebrating Cultural Authenticity

Film and TV

• Wes Studi making his history- database
• Irene Bedard- played a role in a Sherman Alexie short film and was the voice of Pocahontas- website
• Video Interview with Irene Bedard the voice of Pocahontas- website
• Interview with Actor, Zahn McClaren- website
• Native American Actors- essay on website

Music and Musicians:

• Tommy Orange's Spotify Playlist:

• RUMBLE ON: MORE NATIVE AMERICAN MUSICIANS YOU SHOULD KNOW- from PBS 
• The Halluci Nation- official website
• Interview with A Tribe Called Red about their music and activism- Gale Power Search database
• Supaman- interview about the rapper and activist- website
• John Trudell- official website
• Jim Pepper- website 

Fashion design

• Native Max Magazine- website featuring stories and pictures of Native people 
• Native woman fashion designer - from Gale database

Art

• yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective- website
• Smithsonian Museum- Indigenous American Art- website
• Artnet article - website
• Artsy's, 11 Influential Native American Artists- website

Dance

• Hip hop and Freestyle Dance