Native Opinion Podcast An American Indian Perspective

NO_Episode 18_"Native Invisibility" This episode explores the concept of "invisibility" as felt and experienced by native american people. Dave and Mike take current relevant examples from mainstream media and other sources to try to draw attention to how Native people, and our culture are used to highlight, then ignore our existence. "You can't have it both ways" states co-host Michael Kickingbear from the show. "For example, take JK Rowlings, the author of Harry Potter books, in her new work "History of Magic in North America" (Read for context) where she tries to draw on some false comparison of our medicine men and their healing practices to that of wizards and witches." Michael States. "Rowling Cites in her insultive current work "In the Native American community, some witches and wizards were accepted and even lauded within their tribes, gaining reputations for healing as medicine men, or outstanding hunters. However, others were stigmatized for their beliefs, often on the basis that they were possesse