Reel Injun Quiz

A  It helps them reclaim their identity as “noble” individuals

B  It has increased tribal sovereignty

C  It enables Indians to portray themselves without the filter of the white gaze. It gives them power of self-expression and self-definition

D  It has led to greater commercial success in film

A  They became symbolic of oppressed peoples in general.

B  They became emblematic of broader social movements like the environmental movement

C  Indians became “cool” and their culture was commodified by the mainstream

D  All of these

A  By portraying Indians as subhuman, Indians–especially children–began to internalize this idea, seeing themselves as worthless.

B  None of these.

C  Hollywood has historically promoted positive images of Native Americans.

D  It’s not a tool of colonialism; it’s harmless entertainment.

A  All of these.

B  It depicts Natives as a threat to American progress and portrays them as vicious and bloodthirsty.

C  It equates them with Nazis.

D  It doesn’t address tribal diversity.

A  A stoic, silently suffering individual

B  Someone who “looks” like an Indian (i.e. someone in Hollywood’s version of “traditional” tribal costume)

C  Someone who is connected to the earth

D  All of these.