This short film challenges the stereotypical portrayal of First Nations peoples in the media. Thomas King narrates this spoken-word short that offers an insight of how First Nations people today are changing old ideas and empowering themselves in the greater community. The actors, in typical urban attire are juxtaposed against the loincloth-wearing, tomahawk wielding Natives of yesterday’s spaghetti westerns. Through the use of stock footage, language, and common artifacts the viewer is encouraged to examine the profound role that these onedimensional media representations have played in shaping their perspectives of an entire group of people. The man living next door, the woman working in the next cubicle, or the stoic wood carving in front of the cigar store – which Indian did you have in mind?
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