Module 2 – Weblog Entry #4 – Bruce Spencer

Stereotypes

Videos

YouTube – D Indians Shave – by Chris Spotted Eagle

This video is based on street interviews taken in 1972 highlights some of the misconceptions Americans had about American Indigenous people. The interviewee is a native North American. You may be surprised by some of the answers he got to questions like do Indians shave, how much land do Indians own, where did scalping come from, do Indians speak a common language, how many Indians live in the Us and so on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBx7mele67g (video)

Here are a few other videos to remind us about lack of tolerance and respect some people seem to have towards indigenous people. There are some strong messages being sent here.

• The Indians in Brazil – Who are they? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhjy4HLNWI (video)
• Laughing at Aboriginies? – Tough Questions to QUT Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM0HYYBKblg (video)