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Native America Calling: The Shawnee take on ‘Civilization’
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
The Shawnee take on ‘Civilization’
There is a decidedly imperialistic thrust to the Civilization video games.
That’s why leaders of the Shawnee Tribe were wary at first when game developers approached them about including famed Shawnee chief Tecumseh in the next version of Civilization. But after four years, the collaboration has introduced Shawnee language and culture and a new direction for the Civilization franchise.
Join Native America Calling to hear about this intersection of Native representation and video games and explore some new uses for video games.
YouTube Guests on Native America Calling
Ben Barnes (Shawnee Tribe), Chief of the Shawnee Tribe, board member of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and chairman of the United Indian Nations of Oklahoma
Dillon Dean (Shawnee Tribe), actor and voices Tecumseh in Civilization 7
Anangookwe Hermes-Roach (Ojibwe), co-director and game developer for Reclaim!
Dr. Lee Francis IV aka Dr. IndigiNerd (Laguna Pueblo), CEO of A Tribe Called Geek
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