No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media
Isle a la Cache Museum • 501 E. Romeo Road Romeoville, IL 60441 Organized by Forest Preserve District of Will CountyAbout this event
Description
We're sorry, but this program is over. The last meeting was Saturday, September 21, 2024.
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.
Isle a la Cache Museum is an accessible facility.
Ages 18 and older.
If you have any questions, please call us at 815-722-9301.
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.
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Isle a la Cache Museum at Isle a la Cache Museum