Represent #66: Actress Q’orianka Kilcher on Portraying a Native American Heroine




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Summary: Aisha Harris chats with actress and activist Q’orianka Kilcher about starring in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4061944/"><em>Te’Ata</em></a>, a biographical film about the life of Te’Ata Fisher, a Chickasaw Nation citizen who helped tell the stories of Native Americans through her performances across the country throughout much of the 20th Century. Also, <em>Represent</em>’s social media assistant, <a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.marissa_visci.html">Marissa Martinelli</a>, and an entrepreneur and movie fan, <a href="https://twitter.com/onezumi">Oni Hartstein</a>, join us to discuss a trope that has popped up in multiple movies this year-- a blind characters who suddenly regains their sight.<br><br>For links on what we discuss check out our <a href="http://www.slate.com/represent">show page</a>.<br><br>Tell a friend to subscribe! Share this link: <a href="http://megaphone.link/represent">megaphone.link/represent</a><br><br>Email: represent@slate.com<br>Facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlateRepresent/"> Slate Represent</a><br>Twitter:<a href="http://www.twitter.com/SlateRepresent"> @SlateRepresent</a>,<a href="http://www.twitter.com/craftingmystyle"> @craftingmystyle</a><br>Production by<a href="https://twitter.com/veralynmedia"> Veralyn Williams</a><br>Social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/miscivisci"> Marissa Martinelli</a>