A play on our documentary’s name – “Escaping Winnetou” – the new Campaign at Survival International

Escaping Winnetou campaign at Survival International, the broschure is downloadable at the link. Text German version below. Video at Vimeo. We were contacted to give some commentary on the topic, which has returned to the stage as a new film of racist troupes and stereotypes was recently released. The willful insistence of Germans of this type to not […]

Interview on Deutschlandradio Kultur – „Das Kanu des Manitu“ und die deutsche „Indi*ner“ Begeisterung

An interview wtith Matthias Dell, who I first met in 2017 when he contacted me for an article in der Freitag on our documentary and related topics. Follow the link to listen to the interview at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Sound clips of the documentary are included, such as of Dr. Hartmut Lutz and Gerald Dittmer (Ho-chunk). […]

I’ve a chapter in the Forthcoming collection: “IndigePop: A Companion” Edited by Seibel & Dlaske

IndigePop: A Companion by Svetlana Seibel (Volume editor)Kati Dlaske (Volume editor) ©2024Edited CollectionVIII, 304 Pages The Arts Series: Genre Fiction and Film Companions, Volume 16 Forthcoming! Summary: “Contemporary Indigenous popular culture is a dynamic and expansive cultural field that has been gaining momentum since the turn of the twenty-first century. This edited collection brings together […]

SAG MIR, aus welchem LAND ich komme!? – Participant in Datteltäter project (June 2024)

I was contacted through NAAoG to be part of this episode in the series by Datteltäter on the cultural appropriation, racism, cultural ignorance and arrogance that still persists in Germany despite it being a long time multicultural country. Well, it’s no surprise really but it is somewhat different from other western European countries because many […]

“Indian is not a Costume” & Film Screening – 7 Feb in Salzburg

Wednesday, 07.02.2024, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Organizer: Afro-Asian Institute Salzburg Too many Indigenous communities and people around the world have not yet received the appropriate apologies, reparations, restitution or land restitution they deserve. In many places, they are still discriminated against socially and structurally. Deprived not only of their land and their environment, but […]