Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s hit television show Reservation Dogs (2021-2023) has revolutionised Indigenous representation in the mainstream. This review discusses the role of the character William “Spirit” Knifeman (Dallas Goldtooth) as the embodiment of what Gerald Vizenor describes as a postindian warrior. Knifeman allows the screenwriters of Reservation Dogs to employ a blend of trickster storytelling, humour, and subversion to create a sense of survivance within the show. These narratives of survivance help shatter the mass-mediated figure of the imagined indian and are shown to provide a sense of healing to both individuals and their wider communities.
Source: Transmotion
Author: Lapping, James
Institution: University of York
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7085186587
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