“Ask An Indian A Question” Native Youth Address Stereotypes: ur1.ca/ik09k Dallas Pinkham (Yakama, Southern Cheyenne, Nez Perce, Grand Ronde, and Potawatomi) from the Yakama Nation is a Seattle based actor, artist and filmmaker. He has been filmmaking for the past seven years working in a variety of genres including stop animation and documentaries. His most recent video, “Ask An Indian A Question” addresses the issue of Native stereotypes. VIDEO: ur1.ca/ik0ae “I always wondered what it would be like to make a video about Native stereotypes. I learned what stereotypes meant and the negative impacts they have had on my community over time. As I more fully understood these negative impacts, I decided to apply my skills (in making videos) to address this issue. It was Red Eagle Soaring (a Seattle based all Native American youth theatre group, who are also featured in the video) who asked me to come on board to make this video for their theater performance called “I AM ALIVE” which recently came out. I came to know how Natives are treated through the media and when the truth unveiled itself I knew I had to share this knowledge with others.
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