AmStud There There Research Topics

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.

Image credit: Retire Indian Mascots by TR Redcorn

TV and Film Actors

• 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
• 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 website
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 American designers fight cultural caricatures - from a website
• Native Max Magazine- website featuring stories and pictures of Native people 
• Native woman fashion designer - from Gale database

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

Art

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