Marathon For Justice Analysis

For my second and final passport assignment, I decided to attend one of the events happening during American Indian Heritage Month, and watched an indigenous film at the Cline Library. The film was called Marathon For Justice by Brian Dermott. With it only being 44 minutes long, it discussed the journey for obtaining justice for the natives and their lands. Many hardships were faced throughout the way and protests were held when citizens didn’t get their ways. Their lands and resources were being polluted and something had to be done about it or else it would never be resolved. I decided to rent this DVD to watch the content once again, to further retrieve the information given. I learned a lot about what is happening to the Navajo Nation and …show more content…
The definition of Indigenous Media is the cultivating phenomenon of native and minority people by incorporating the use of filmography and videography. To display the beliefs of those who identify themselves as the aboriginals. This form of media has become a resort to indigenous people and groups who are facing the difficult challenges and changes in this world. The aim of this indigenous media is cultural activism. Letting the people know that things have to be done such as, ending the pollution happening in the air and waters. Another aim was to bring communities together and protest with one another to stop plans that are going to destroy our ecosystem. Joining the native and indigenous communities at once to fight for fresh uncontaminated water. A video we had watched in class, Reel Injun, didn’t necessary discuss the hardships of surviving without water because of pollution. Indeed, it went over how the Americans were robbing the Indians. Their lands were taken away from them by Congress when the Lakota Indians didn’t want to sell the Black Hills. If they did not go to a reservation, they would be considered hostile and would be hunted