Wiping the war paint off the lens : Native American film and video / Beverly R. Singer ; foreword by Robert Warrior.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Beverly R.

Series:

Visible evidence ; v. 10.

Visible evidence ; v. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians in motion pictures.

Indians in the motion picture industry--United States.

Indians in the motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

xvi, 110 pages : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Native Americans have thrown themselves into filmmaking since the mid-1970s, producing hundreds of films and videos, and their body of work has had great impact on Native cultures and filmmaking itself. With their cameras, they capture the lives of Native people, celebrating community, ancestral lifeways, and identity. Not only artistic statements, the films are archives that document rich and complex Native communities and counter mainstream media portrayals. Wiping the War Paint off the Lens traces the history of Native experiences as subjects, actors, and creators, and develops a critical framework for approaching Native work. Singer positions Native media as part of a larger struggle for "cultural sovereignty"-the right to maintain and protect cultures and traditions. Taking it out of a European-American context, she reframes the discourse of filmmaking, exploring oral histories and ancient lifeways inform Native filmmaking and how it seeks to heal the devastation of the past. Singer's approach is both cultural and personal, provides both historical views and close textual readings, and may well set the terms of the critical debate on Native filmmaking.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Prologue in Three Parts

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Thinking Indian Thoughts

1 Bringing Home Film and Video Making

2 The War-Painted Years

3 Toward Independence

4 Native Filmmakers, Programs, and Institutions

5 On the Road to Smoke Signals

Conclusion: Continuing the Legacy

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8920-2

OCLC:

191935485