If you could interview anybody, famous or not, including from family, friends, well known, or unknown people, who would it be? Why that person? List several questions you would like to ask them and explain why you would choose those. Besides yourself, who would be interested in or benefit from the interview? Why?
Category: Unit 3 (Page 5 of 6)
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/11/the_red_nation_slams_cooptation_of
Hereās a brief interview from last yearās Indigenous Peoplesā Day with Jennifer Marley, a citizen of San Ildefonso Pueblo and a member of the grassroots Indigenous liberation organization The Red Nation, which helped lead a campaign in 2015 to officially recognize Indigenous Peoplesā Day in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marley slams President Bidenās formal recognition of Indigenous Peoplesā Day as a federal holiday and discusses how Native lands are disproportionately used for resource extraction and how The Red Nation connects their local struggles to international decolonization campaigns, as well.
Quick question, February is Black History Month in the US. March is Women’s History Month. Which month is Indigenous Peoplesā History month? Thatās a trick question, there is no such thing. Ā Last year the White House declared NovemberĀ National Native American Heritage Month,Ā 2021. I think Thanksgiving got more press.
After living in what is now the US for around 10,000 years, indigenous peoples were victims of the genocides, Ā ethnic cleansings, and resettlements that led to the US as we know it today. There were also forced adoptions and cultural erasure, and demonization in popular culture of the 20th century. In my opinion, thatās been largely swept under the rug of American history. The bad treatment by the US government, the breaking of treaties, withholding of moneys owed, disenfranchisement, and deprivations on reservations are ongoing legacies.
What do you think of this interview, and the ideas that Ms. Marley speaks of? Had you heard of the Red New Deal? (We donāt hear much of the Green New Deal either, or FDRās original New Deal, for that matter. Again, swept under the rug.)
Write a one page reflection (approx. 600 words) explaining which genre you will use (see the list below) and why.
In your reflection make sure to do the following:
- Discuss the specific audience with whom you will share your argument and research. Briefly describe who they are, why you chose them, and how this research relates to them. (You have already done some of this thinking and writing for class posts and assignments.)What do you think your audience knows about the subject? And what might their concerns or assumptions be about this particular topic?
- State the genre you will use to share your information with your chosen audience and explain why this is your choice. In other words, does your choice relate to this audienceās interest, age, or a community they are part of? Or something else?
- Discuss at least five traits that are unique to this genre.
You must choose one of the following genres (pick a genre that would appeal to your audience):
- script for a TED Talk (recording or video of the talk would be great!)
- script for a radio or television interview
- Twitter thread (at least 10 Tweets for the thread)
- a recorded interview
- podcast script and (optional) recording of the podcast
- an infographic or academic poster presentation
- a graphic short story
- a play or film script
- Poetry or song
- a childrenās book
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