Native American Film Series, Part 2, Online

Part two will focus on the writers, performers and directors who helped to tell these stories from their own perspective.

If movies are a mirror of our culture, the changing images of Native Americans on film reflect our shifting views and values over time.  In the early Westerns, America's first people appeared on screen as hostile redskin savages.  As American attitudes evolved, the camera focused more on Native Americans as individuals, accentuating their own faces, languages, and diverse communities. 

Our presenter, Prof. William Costanzo, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of English and Film, will use selected film clips to help trace progression and to facilitate a lively discussion.