Showing posts with label supernatural. Show all posts
Showing posts with label supernatural. Show all posts
October 01, 2016

Werewolves excised from Lone Ranger

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A Native filmmaker says Disney excised a werewolf plot from Johnny Depp's The Lone Ranger : The tone is bonkers. All the underlying str...
July 02, 2016

Rowling appropriates Native cultures

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The author of Harry Potter lost her humanist cred among Natives when she engaged in pan-Indianism and appropriation in her History of Magic...
May 28, 2016

Persistent stereotype of burial grounds

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A posting on the stereotype of Indian burial grounds makes some good points: 'The Darkness,' 'The Shining,' And The Persi...
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March 28, 2016

Powwows are "magic" at Dictionary.com

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Dictionary.com: A Pow Wow Is An Event Where Indians Practice 'Magic' By Simon Moya-Smith Dictionary.com, a popular website of defi...
March 19, 2016

Fictional Potterverse vs. real Native religions

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What J.K. Rowling’s New Story Can Teach Us About Cultural Appropriation Rowling messed up big time. What next? By Claire Fallon Reading ...
March 16, 2016

Rowling colonizes and vanishes Indians

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Paquette: J.K. Rowling lifts Indigenous traditions but ignores history By Aaron Paquette Rowling takes the more than 500 distinct Nations ...
March 10, 2016

Rowling's Magic in North America

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JK Rowling's problems began with the first trailer for her expansion of the Harry Potter universe, Magic in North America : “Magic in ...
February 16, 2016

Evil spirits in The Darkness

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Real Life Native American Demons Wreak Havoc In 'The Darkness' By Jancy Richardson You guys. I'm super stoked to share this ex...
October 31, 2015

Native Voodoo in Gilligan's Island

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I've been watching reruns of Gilligan's Island . Given the oft-mentioned Native islanders, it's had several indigenous-themed e...
October 23, 2015

The "Indian burial ground" trope

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Why Every Horror Film of the 1980s Was Built on 'Indian Burial Grounds' By Dan Nosowitz These days, the Indian Burial Ground trope...
July 23, 2015

Native ghosts in comic books

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A teacher e-mailed me to say she was interested in Native ghosts. For a section of her literature class, she wanted to know about Native gh...
June 07, 2015

Mishipeshu in Grimm

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** Spoiler alert ** for this Native-themed episode of Grimm . 'Grimm' fan recap: The legend of the Mishipeshu By TeamTSD Season ...
March 18, 2015

Native stereotypes in Journey's End

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Some talk about the non-political aspects of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Journey's End : The Ars staff picks our least...
March 16, 2015

Running Zack in Saved by the Bell

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I didn't watch Saved by the Bell when it was on the air. But every long-running show has to have an "Indian" episode, it see...
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February 19, 2015

"Seminole Spirit" = "savage swamp mermaid"

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Victoria's Secret Photographer, Model Present 'Seminole Spirit' Imagery in NYC An exhibit of photography that may elicit a varie...
January 30, 2015

Review of How I Became a Ghost

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How I Became A Ghost (How I Became a Ghost Series) Told in the words of Isaac, a Choctaw boy who does not survive the Trail of Tears, HOW I ...
January 25, 2015

Spirit of the Beast in Batman

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A posting about a 1991 Batman comics notes its Native subject matter. 2015 31 Days of Comics–First Comic You Ever Bought By Brian Cronin...
November 30, 2014

Wendigo in Sleepy Hollow

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A recent episode of Sleepy Hollow , titled And the Abyss Gazes Back (airdate: 10/27/14) featured a Wendigo, the legendary monster of Algonq...
November 11, 2014

Inca artifact in Castle

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Last night's episode of Castle , Times of Our Lives (airdate: 11/10/14), featured the long-awaited "Caskett" wedding. This h...
October 26, 2014

Stereotypical Dark Shaman comic book

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"Dark Shaman #1" Comic Review By James Ferguson There are all kinds of evil beings within the Grimm Universe. Prepare to meet a ...