http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/ Indian Comics Irregular is an intermittent newsletter on Indians, comics, and Indians in comics. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:35:56 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/179 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/179 Indian Comics Irregular #187 "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," the sequel to Nicolas Cage's hit movie, is another archaeological treasure hunt. This time Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:17:21 GMT rvsjr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/178 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/178 Indian Comics Irregular #186 Americans continue to misunderstand, stereotype, and offend Native people. Here are the latest examples in the news: Sonia Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:02:30 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/177 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/177 Indian Comics Irregular #185 Some recent news stories show America's ongoing insensitivity to Native people and their beliefs. In Colorado, a hiker found a Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:38:22 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/176 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/176 Indian Comics Irregular #184 Some quotes and comments from my Newspaper Rock coverage of PBS's "We Shall Remain" series: "After the Mayflower" The Indians were Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:20:52 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/175 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/175 Indian Comics Irregular #183 The PBS series "We Shall Remain" aired for five weeks in April and May. Some reviews tell the tale: "We Shall Remain," a Fri, 01 May 2009 05:31:01 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/174 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/174 Indian Comics Irregular #182 Sometimes it seems the parade of Indian mascots and stereotypes will never end. Here are the latest examples in the news: In Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:13:40 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/173 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/173 Indian Comics Irregular #181 A new Native TV show has debuted on Canada's Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). As the Native Times reported: 'Cashing Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:25:39 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/172 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/172 Indian Comics Irregular #180 I never watched "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" when it was on the air, but I've begun watching it on DVD. It's one of the best shows Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:30:01 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/171 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/171 Indian Comics Irregular #179 Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th president of the United States had several good moments and a few bad ones involving Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:59:54 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/170 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/170 Indian Comics Irregular #178 Thanksgiving is probably the one time of year when many people think about Indians. Unfortunately, what they think is mostly a Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:16:08 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/169 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/169 Indian Comics Irregular #177 Last issue I noted an unfortunate trend: that non-Natives are playing Natives again in movies and TV shows. But two works I Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:58:56 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/168 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/168 Indian Comics Irregular #176 It used to be that anyone--Anthony Quinn, Rock Hudson, Audrey Hepburn--could play an Indian. But if you thought the era of actors Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:06:24 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/167 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/167 Indian Comics Irregular #175 While writing about "Frozen River" and "The Exiles" last issue, I neglected to mention the other Native movies that have come out Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:59:30 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/166 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/166 Indian Comics Irregular #174 Two movies--one new and one old--are making a splash in Indian country. Both show a dark side of Native life in which success Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:51:17 GMT Rob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/165 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianComicsIrregular/message/165 Indian Comics Irregular #173 In ICI #163, I wrote about "Graham Greene, Shakespearean." That was far from the first Native attempt to perform one of the