No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media
Event information
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Fee: Free!
Age: Ages 18 and older.
Contact: 815-722-9301
Location: Isle a la Cache Museum
Photo courtesy of Illinois Humanities
Event details
Come out to Isle a la Cache to meet Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Ernest M. Whiteman III. Whiteman is a Northern Arapaho filmmaker, artist, writer and media educator. In this 45-minute presentation, Whiteman will discuss the many representations of Native Americans in media, how far back these depictions go and how these representations inform audiences’ perceptions of Native peoples and issues. This presentation reflects the ideology of lived experience and ownership of culture versus the authorship of expertise of Native representation and its reductive constructs. Whiteman will show that what people know and see about Native Americans in the media has always been an illusion.
Illinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly through the Illinois Arts Council Agency, as well as by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH, Illinois Humanities, IACA our partnering organizations or our funders.
Event requirements
Registration required by Thursday, Sept. 19: 815-722-9301.
Isle a la Cache Museum is an accessible facility. The museum is an accessible facility. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online no later than 48 hours before the program.