No One Ever Sees Indians: Native Americans in Media

Filmmaker Ernest M. Whiteman III presents a multimedia exploration of how Native peoples are depicted in media and entertainment.

Ernest M. Whiteman III is a Northern Arapaho filmmaker, artist, writer, and media educator.

Ernest has a passion for examining and sharing how Native peoples are depicted in media. An experienced and dynamic presenter for diverse audiences in a wide range of venues, his program makes correlations between how Native peoples are depicted in media and the treatment of Native peoples in the U.S.

“Are you watching closely?”

This presentation is loosely structured as a three-part magic act. Ernest discusses 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, ownership of culture versus the authorship of expertise of Native representation, and its reductive constructs. Ernest will show that what people know and see about Native Americans in media has always been an illusion.

This will be a hybrid event. Join us in person at QPL or online using the link below. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909038558?pwd=YWlqN1ZLNzRQaWdJWjJVSE54YlIzUT09