indians in the media
More often than not I skim through the articles on Indianz.com and indiancountrytoday.com - get my fix of indian news, to see what the latest and greatest is with the red skinned people, my relatives. I read an article that every now and then will have a impact or lasting impression on my thoughts. I read one today that has intertwined with my own previous thought, goals, ambitions maybe even just simply a dream of mine.
I was reading an interview with Sherman Alexie - indians near and far are more than familiar with him. He is cho'snaz. I've read most of his books as most indians have too. Well the interview began with sports questions. Awww I love my sports. Give me ESPN and Fox Sports and I am fine and dandy. One question asked about what Alexie thought about the represention of indians today and if it has changed any in the past years? He replied with the following..
Sherman Alexie: We’ve gone from environmental superheroes to casino-owning Americans. That’s about the only difference. You know, there’s no mass-marketed images of Indians; there’s no TV shows, there’s no big movies, there’s no newscasters, sportcasters… there’s no professional athletes, so images don’t change at all. Every image you think of from 20 years go still persists.
There is not mass marketed images of Indians....no sportcasters!!
So i have this dream, a hidden ambition, a desire to become a sportcasters standing on the 30 yard line interviewing Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver from the Arizona Cardinals during half-time, or talking hoops with KG and his game plan to win the East this season or talking sports with some of the current sportcasters on ESPN, FOX, HBO. Now i dont know that i look the look for tv..or have the journalism experience..my desire is there.
It is somewhat saddening that indians have casino's, commoditites, and pow wows. What else? beer. lol. i'd love to see all the die hard teens who love basketball season and give their all to their senior year continue past this into college and pro ball...venturing from home and knowing that home will ALWAYS be there, because for the most I feel it will be there. Pursue your dream, indian parents push your child out the door, off the rez into the world to live out a dream. Change that response of Alexies.
I am 30..i am young enough, am I too old to pursue this dream, desire hope to be on the 30 yard line holding a mic and spittin my sports knowlege with athletes and passing the mic back to dan in the studio???
I was reading an interview with Sherman Alexie - indians near and far are more than familiar with him. He is cho'snaz. I've read most of his books as most indians have too. Well the interview began with sports questions. Awww I love my sports. Give me ESPN and Fox Sports and I am fine and dandy. One question asked about what Alexie thought about the represention of indians today and if it has changed any in the past years? He replied with the following..
Sherman Alexie: We’ve gone from environmental superheroes to casino-owning Americans. That’s about the only difference. You know, there’s no mass-marketed images of Indians; there’s no TV shows, there’s no big movies, there’s no newscasters, sportcasters… there’s no professional athletes, so images don’t change at all. Every image you think of from 20 years go still persists.
There is not mass marketed images of Indians....no sportcasters!!
So i have this dream, a hidden ambition, a desire to become a sportcasters standing on the 30 yard line interviewing Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver from the Arizona Cardinals during half-time, or talking hoops with KG and his game plan to win the East this season or talking sports with some of the current sportcasters on ESPN, FOX, HBO. Now i dont know that i look the look for tv..or have the journalism experience..my desire is there.
It is somewhat saddening that indians have casino's, commoditites, and pow wows. What else? beer. lol. i'd love to see all the die hard teens who love basketball season and give their all to their senior year continue past this into college and pro ball...venturing from home and knowing that home will ALWAYS be there, because for the most I feel it will be there. Pursue your dream, indian parents push your child out the door, off the rez into the world to live out a dream. Change that response of Alexies.
I am 30..i am young enough, am I too old to pursue this dream, desire hope to be on the 30 yard line holding a mic and spittin my sports knowlege with athletes and passing the mic back to dan in the studio???
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