The letter posits that film and television projects are still telling Native American and Indigenous stories"told by non-native writers who perpetuate inaccurate and racist representations." The result, the signatories say, is that non-Native American actors are cast in Native American roles while Native American characters are portrayed"in time capsules, as mythical creatures, spirit guides and victims of horrific trauma."," Native Americans landed just 0.
According to the 2020 Writers Guild of America West's Inclusion Report, Native American television writers comprise just 1.1% of working staffs while in screenwriting they represent just 0.8 percent of employed screenwriters. Another consequence of the overall lack of representation, the signatories say, is that"misconceptions continue regarding the legal rights of Native Nations and contributes to the harm of Native and Indigenous women." Native American creatives are sometimes hired only as cultural consultants, rather than key contributors to projects, the letter added.
"We are not in the business of legitimizing scripts for free, or authorizing our stories for others to tell," the letter continues."We need you to zealously push for scripts written by Indigenous writers, TV shows run by Indigenous show-runners, filmed by Indigenous directors and portrayed by Indigenous actors to ensure we have the primary opportunity to portray our communities.
Right on! 💯🤙🏽
So natives ask the people who stole there country from them for representation they should just claim Hollywood for there own as it is actually there's by right
I found People on Mars who are not represented by Mass Media because of 50 year coverup that starts with LBJ killing JFK via assassin Malcolm Wallace who's not in history books as such.Let's start with that..1966 MarinerSatcityLightsMars/evidenceDestroyed
I want to see Hollywood make more movies about Italians who are not mobsters. ItalianAmericanHistoryDay
Then they should write better scripts...not expect a handout...