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Those satirical pictures and GIFs known as memes bombard us on social media. Some incorporate well known images like Grumpy Cat, the Most Interesting Man in the World, and Kermit the Frog. Others, like ‘Skoden” are geared specifically at a Native audience. Usually, memes have a brief life on the internet, but allow us to smirk or even belly laugh about current events. Powwows, moccasins, frybread, IHS, the BIA—nothing is off limits with Native memes. We’ll talk about some of the more popular memes and discuss what makes them go viral.
Guests:
Majerle Lister (Diné) – editor in chief of Tlo’chi’iin News
Nicholet Deschine Parkhurst (Standing Rock Sioux and Navajo) – activist and scholar
Tatiana Benally (Diné) – heads the meme page Asdzaa Proletariat on Instagram
Brandon Benallie (Diné and Hopi) – heads Rezzy Red Proletariat Memes
Break 1 Music: Opener (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)
Break 2 Music: Red River Jig (song) Bill Stevens (artist) Fiddlin’ Through The Years (album)
