effyeahfolklore:

“Native Americans have long struggled for accurate representation in media, particularly in film. Whether the uncredited performances of the “documentary” Nanook of the North or the familiar racism of traditional Westerns, Indigenous cultures have rarely been given much truthful, let alone positive, attention. However, Native people have been slowly cultivating their own voice in film, and that voice is what Dr. Joanna Hearne has spent her academic career studying.”

The Folklore program’s own Dr. Hearne, and her work in Native filmmaking, are featured on Mizzou Syndicate! Dr. Hearne is currently teaching a course on ethnographic film.