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Cow tipping : the militant Indian waiter /

In this original short drama, a Cherokee café waiter faces customers who insist on sharing their ignorance about American Indians -- or are they Native Americans? His efforts to educate others often end in frustration and a lousy tip. Based on his own experiences encountering skewed perceptions and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Redroad, Randy (Director, Screenwriter)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Third World Newsreel, 1992.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity.
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation.
Indians, Treatment of > North America.
Racism > Drama.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Stereotyping
Attitudes envers les Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord.
Stéréotypes.
Indians of North America > Civil rights
Indians of North America > Cultural assimilation
Indians of North America > Ethnic identity
Indians, Treatment of
Racism
North America
Drama
Short films
Short films.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:In this original short drama, a Cherokee café waiter faces customers who insist on sharing their ignorance about American Indians -- or are they Native Americans? His efforts to educate others often end in frustration and a lousy tip. Based on his own experiences encountering skewed perceptions and depictions of his people, Redroad's story blends humor and rage and information. Clips from movie westerns help make his point.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 12, 2020).
Originally released in 1991.
Physical Description:1 online resource (11 minutes)
Playing Time:00:10:01