{"id":29585,"date":"2024-01-22T20:52:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T20:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/what-lily-gladstones-golden-globe-means-to-indigenous-theater-students\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T06:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:59:42","slug":"what-lily-gladstones-golden-globe-means-to-indigenous-theater-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/what-lily-gladstones-golden-globe-means-to-indigenous-theater-students\/","title":{"rendered":"What Lily Gladstone\u2019s Golden Globe means to Indigenous theater students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lily
Lily Gladstone poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama for \u201cKillers of the Flower Moon\u201d at the 81st Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 7 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. (Chris Pizzello\/The Associated Press)<\/span>Chris Pizzello<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

At the Golden Globes ceremony Jan. 7, Lily Gladstone became the first Indigenous woman to win the award for best actress in a motion picture drama.<\/p>\n

Gladstone spoke in Blackfeet and Osage in her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is for every little rez kid, every little urban kid, every little Native kid out there who has a dream, who is seeing themselves represented and our stories told by ourselves in our own words with tremendous allies and tremendous trust with and from each other,\u201d she said in her speech.<\/p>\n

Tri-City Record <\/em>sat down with two Indigenous students that are involved in theater at their schools to talk about the significance of Gladstone\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

\"Nate
Nate Williams, Farmington High senior, said he started participating in theater in elementary. (Alx Lee\/Tri-City Record)<\/span>Alx Lee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Nate Williams, Farmington High senior, said he shed some tears that night with his mother when Gladstone\u2019s name was read.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen that before, and it\u2019s never really happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hearing Gladstone\u2019s speech, Williams said he felt she was speaking to him.<\/p>\n

Williams only saw Indigenous representation in Disney\u2019s \u201cPocahontas\u201d and \u201cBrother Bear\u201d as well as \u201cSmoke Signals.\u201d That is changing as shows like \u201cReservation Dogs\u201d offer a more genuine and less stereotypical representation of Native America, Williams said.<\/p>\n

The depiction was brutal and real for Williams, something that needed to be presented to audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing how they worked with the tribe itself, they just didn\u2019t ask someone to research them and treat it like they were an extinct nation, they treated them like human beings,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

Williams has participated in theater since elementary and hopes to continue with it after he graduates.<\/p>\n

The joy of theater for Williams comes from the heart-racing debut to the audience enjoyment and appreciation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing on that stage and having the spotlight on you feels nice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Philena
Philena Begay, Aztec High sophomore, said she hopes to continue being involved in theater behind the scenes. (Alx Lee\/Tri-City Record)<\/span>Alx Lee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Philena Begay, Aztec High sophomore, was surprised to see Gladstone win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndigenous people don\u2019t really win awards\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Coming from Kayenta, Arizona, Begay did not see any representation of Indigenous people in the media while growing up.<\/p>\n

Now, Begay said she sees that representation in the crew involved like Taika Waititi in the 2019 movie \u201cJojo Rabbit.\u201d Waititi did not only act in the movie but also directed and wrote the screenplay.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s her first year at Aztec High, and Begay hopes to continue with the theater class. She enjoys working behind the scenes and likes to see how much work goes into a production.<\/p>\n

Begay had planned on watching the award show for another actress. Seeing an award as big as a Golden Globe being presented to an Indigenous person gave Begay hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty exciting that it is possible to make it that big,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"At
At Aztec High School, 20% of the students that take and introductory course to theater often don\u2019t continue to advanced instruction, said instructor Mandolynn Browning. Browning hopes to change that with collaborations with Native staff to include Native stories. (Alx Lee\/Tri-City Record)<\/span>Alx Lee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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