Imagining the Indian:

The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

Synopsis:

Directed By Aviva Kempner (THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HANK GREENBERG) and Cheyenne filmmaker Ben West, IMAGINING THE INDIAN is a comprehensive look at the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find harmful, demeaning, and offensive. The film examines mascotting issues through archival footage and interviews with those involved in the fight.

FEATURES:

• With Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Suzan Shown Harjo
• Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland
• Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills
• US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
• Broadcasting legend Bob Costas
• National Museum of the American Indian Founding Director Emeritus – W.
• Richard West Jr.

Imagining The Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting