“I’ve come to be opposed to all these names. The Not Your Mascot slogan is so true. People are not property of others, certainly when it is a culture that is being appropriated. We’re supposed to be past that.” – Kevin Blackistone
Time Stamps:
0:19 – Imagining the Indian trailer.4:39 – Introducing our guests and today’s topic.
8:40 – When and how Kevin Blackistone got the idea for this project.
11:09 – How Aviva Kempner got involved in the film.
15:15 – The events related to changing the names of sports teams since 2014.
19:58 – Why it has taken so long to take action against Native American mascoting.
25:21 – The role of Hollywood in sustaining stereotypes about Native Americans.
28:44 – The next step for this project after the name change to Washington Football Team.
32:23 – Why Kevin is opposed to all sports names containing Native American imagery.
38:41 – How sports mascoting affects Native Americans.
43:00 – How the Black Lives Matter movement is influencing the Not Your Mascot movement.
48:49 – How the pandemic has affected the filming.
51:14 – Whether there are any teams in the UK and elsewhere named after Native Americans.
1:01:29 – How the audience can connect with the filmmakers and the project.
1:04:58 – Why we are in the Golden Age of documentary film.
Resources:
Imagining the Indian WebsiteFollow the project on Twitter and Facebook
The Ciesla Foundation
Kevin Blackistone’s sports commentary in The Washington Post
Alamo Pictures
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