Is it time for a Native Bechdel Test?

Is it time for a Native Bechdel Test?
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Three weeks ago*, the MacArthur foundation announced this year’s crop of “genius grant” award winners, which honored the incredible Native feminist and activist Sarah Deer, as well as 20 other amazing (and amazingly diverse) folks. Among that group was Alison Bechdel, a comic artist and author, but more commonly known for her creation of what we now call the “Bechdel Test.”

The Bechdel test is a simple test to evaluate films (and other media) for portrayals of women. To pass the test, a film must have:

1) Two female characters (some variations of the test say that they must have names, which is fair I think)

2) Who talk to each other

3) About something other than a man

 

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