Native American group wins rights to 'painful' 'Crying Indian' ad

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The “Crying Indian” public service announcement has been painful for some Native Americans who saw it as a trope.

Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture.

The nonprofit that originally commissioned the advertisement, Keep America Beautiful, had long been considering how to retire the ad and announced this week that it's doing so by transferring ownership of the rights to the National Congress of American Indians. His movie credits from the 1950s-1980s included "Sitting Bull," The Great Sioux Massacre," Nevada Smith, "A Man Called Horse" and "Ernest Goes to Camp." On television, he appeared in "Bonanza," "Gunsmoke" and "Rawhide" among others. He also was a technical adviser on Native American matters on film sets.

But as she grew up, Folsom noticed how media devoted little coverage to Native American environmental activists. The ad's power has arguably already faded as Native and Indigenous youths come of age with a greater consciousness about stereotypes and cultural appropriation. TikTok has plenty of examples of Native people parodying or doing a takedown of the advertisement, Folsom said.

And, it reminded him of time spent with his father, said Cody, who lives at Santa Ana Pueblo in New Mexico.

 

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LoriMills4CA42 So sick of this shit

The guy was an Italian ACTOR

I find it disturbing that the black community is getting so much attention in the establishment of the US but all of this gloriousness was ripped away and forced upon the natives….had it not been for their sacrifices and forceful retreat then, non of this would have happened

Everyone needs to get over themselves. Woketopia is not working. Imagine being offended by an actual Indian crying about pollution. Heck, it motivated cleanups on the beach and parks. That’s a good thing. Be proud of who you are.

Who cares? The ads served their purpose!

The guy is Italian, isn't he?

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