POV - Season 10 Episode 7
Takes a critical look at the long-standing practice of 'honoring' American Indians by using their names for mascots and sports teams and delves into the accompanying issues of racism, stereotypes, minority representation, and the powerful effects of media imagery. Follows the efforts of Native American Charlene Teters, a woman who went from graduate student to what some call the 'Rosa Parks of American Indians, ' and details her work to ban the sports usage of Indian designations and protect her people's cultural symbols and identity. In Whose Honor? looks at the issues of racism, stereotypes, minority representation and the powerful effects of mass-media imagery, and the extent to which one university will go to defend and justify its mascot.
First Air Date : 1988-07-05
Last Air date : 2024-12-30
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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- Season 10 : Episode 11997-06-03
- Season 10 : Episode 21997-06-10
- Season 10 : Episode 31997-06-17
- Season 10 : Episode 41997-06-24
- Season 10 : Episode 51997-07-01
- Season 10 : Episode 61997-07-08
- Season 10 : Episode 71997-07-15
- Season 10 : Episode 81997-07-22
- Season 10 : Episode 91997-07-29
- Season 10 : Episode 101997-08-05