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1 NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY:
Initial responses: $$ money Reservations Casinos Reality?

2 JOHN SMITH’S NARRATIVE:
Self-serving Hero Man the Savages admired Boastful Third person narration Dramatic Dishonest

3 SAVAGE… Barbaric Illiterate Animalistic Scary Beastly Devilish
Cave man Hairy Dumb Rough Ruthless Sloppy

4 REAL POCAHONTAS v. DISNEY

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7 SMITH TEXT v. DISNEY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkV-of_eN2w
How is this different than the way Pocahontas and Smith interact in his text? How does Pocahontas’s language reflect some of the values we see in the NA origin myths?

8 SMITH TEXT v. DISNEY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkaMW122M-Y
How is Smith’s attitude toward “Savages” in Disney’s version similar or different from the real text? Is this the same type of “ceremony” you think Powhatan was having when Pocahontas saved him? How realistic is Disney’s depiction?

9 CULTURAL CLASH IN THE MEDIA
What message do Disney’s “Pocahontas” and “Avatar” send in terms of cultural acceptance? What is the vehicle?

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