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Reservation Dogs
Hulu
Indigenous Studies & Contemporary Storytelling

This Land: Indigenous Storytelling & Community

Reservation Dogs is a landmark in Indigenous storytelling on American TV. Use it to teach contemporary Indigenous life, sovereignty, and the ethics of representation.

Introductory

Modules

Module 1

Contemporary Native Life

Anchor scene

Okern, Oklahoma

In this module

  • Youth, humor, and grief
  • Reservation vs. urban Native
  • Diversity across tribes

Course outcomes

  • Discuss contemporary Indigenous life in the US
  • Explain sovereignty, land, and jurisdiction basics
  • Analyze representation and creative control
  • Support Indigenous-led work in your own field