COMS 4316 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Curve Lake First Nation, Sherman Alexie, Billy Jack
13 Mar 2017
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They never had jobs, they were deadly serious, and were rarely played by indian actors. A cinematic indian is supposed to wade into streams and sing songs, but the author did(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) ho(cid:449) to s(cid:449)i(cid:373). In much of his work he draws on his own complicated identity (his mother is first. In his documentary redskins, tricksters and puppy stew: native humour and its healing. Powers he explores the ways that humour and laughter are linked to survival and healing for first nations peoples: this documentary highlights the contributions of first nations artists and promotes. Storyteller with a mission: drew taylor is at home in a variety of genres but has made his greatest impact as a. Instead he prefers to explore the human psyche through humour, an acute sense of observation, and a desire to bring first nations philosophy, literature, and history to the attention of non-natives. Native humour: humour is widely used by indians to deal with life.
