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"Native Americans in Comic Books" is a thorough critique of Indigenous cultural representation within American popular culture. The journey ends with a specific understanding of the comic book Indian and what the stereotypes mean on a broader basis. It represents the first of its kind in this vastly important research.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Native American Comic Book Creators Speak in Tulsa

flier compliments of Arigon Starr © 2013
Come out to Tulsa for the "American Indian Festival of Words Writers Award" honoring award-winning screenwriter Sterlin Harjo, March 2, 10:30 a.m. at Tulsa City County Library. (TCCL) Central Library, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue, Tulsa, OK.

Following Harjo's presentation, see Natives in Comics: How to Create Comic-Book Art, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and How to Create Comic-Book Stories, 12:30-1:30 p.m.  Join Native American comic-book creators Arigon Starr, Roy Boney, Michael Sheyahshe and Lee Francis IV, of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

See http://www.tulsalibrary.org/news/library-honor-oklahoma-screenwriter-and-filmmaker-sterlin-harjo-0 for more info on this event.
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1 comment:

Robert Trujillo/Tres said...

Awesome, just shared it! You might wanna hit up "Samax" who runs the Ghetto Manga blog...Best wishes!

February 14, 2013 at 10:30 PM

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