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"Golden Globe Winner Lily Gladstone Makes History with Blackfeet Language Speech"
entertainment2 years ago

"Golden Globe Winner Lily Gladstone Makes History with Blackfeet Language Speech"

"Killers of the Flower Moon" star Lily Gladstone, who won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a motion picture — drama, delivered part of her acceptance speech in Blackfeet, paying tribute to the Blackfeet Nation and emphasizing the importance of Native representation in the film industry. Gladstone, who grew up on the reservation of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, dedicated her win to Native children with dreams of seeing themselves represented and their stories told by themselves in their own words. Her win was for her portrayal of Mollie Burkhart in the film, and she thanked the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation during her speech.

Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC Unites Fans and Shocks Players with Character Ages
gaming2 years ago

Red Dead Redemption 2 DLC Unites Fans and Shocks Players with Character Ages

Fans of Red Dead Redemption 2 are hoping for DLC centered around the characters Eagle Flies and Rain Falls, members of the Wapiti tribe. Despite Rockstar's lack of plans for single-player DLC, fans believe that the father-son duo has more stories to tell. This desire for expanded narratives ties into a broader call for better representation in games, with some suggesting that Charles Smith should be the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption 3 or his own game.

entertainment2 years ago

Native American Hollywood Producer Accused of Faking Cherokee Heritage

Prominent Hollywood figure Heather Rae, who has claimed to be Cherokee for decades and has centered herself as a creator of Native stories, lacks ties to a tribal nation, according to the Cherokee Nation. Rae did not benefit from the tribe's film incentive program, which requires citizenship in a federally recognized tribe. The Academy's embrace of "self-identification" has also been criticized, as Rae's claims about her tribal identity have been called into question. Rae is a Narrative Change Strategist for Illuminative, which aims to ensure accurate depictions of Native peoples in media.