Nov 11 2023 144 mins
In this episode Curioser Adithiyan and Hari Nag touch upon the latest venture of Martin Scorsese "Killers of Flower moon" - an epic crime drama saga. They discuss the historical context, the production and the facets that made a lasting impression from the film. . The References used in our podcast: 1) About the term "Indians": https://www.umass.edu/legal/derrico/shoshone/indian.html 2) About the term "Reservation": https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev3_055593.pdf 3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_name_controversy 4) https://www.famous-trials.com/osage-home/2378-the-osage-reign-of-terror-murder-trials-an-account 5) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears 6) https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/doctrine_of_discovery#:~:text=The%20doctrine%20of%20discovery%20refers,acquires%20rights%20on%20that%20land. 7) "Diabetes" and Native Americans: https://slate.com/culture/2023/10/killers-of-the-flower-moon-movie-mollie-burkhart-diabetes-indigenous-native-osage-history.html#:~:text=The%20condition%20plays%20a%20pivotal,“the%20white%20man%27s%20food.” 8) https://nativeviewpoint.com/native-viewpoint-film-review-killers-of-the-flower-moon/ 9) https://atribecalledgeek.com/review-killers-of-the-flower-moon/ 10) https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/bt/smallpox/who/red-book/9241561106_chp5.pdf 11) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded_Knee_Massacre 12) https://www.palmstrading.com/the-owl-a-nuanced-symbol-in-native-american-cultures/#:~:text=punishment%20and%20sickness.-,To%20this%20day%2C%20practitioners%20of%20Native%20American%20spiritual%20traditions%20hold,spiritual%20leaders%20of%20their%20religion. 13) https://www.tulsahistory.org/exhibit/1921-tulsa-race-massacre/ 14) Osage Murders short docu by PBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5OiFBNlYkY 15) Sacheen Littlefeather at the Oscars Ceremony on behalf of Marlon Brando: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUacU0I4yU 16) Sacheen Littlefeather's whole speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0PViD48uO8 17) Indigenous insight on "Killers of the flower moon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgN9qf5b1BA&t=201s 18) Apple music inteview of Martin scorsese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4WL11xKIBk&t=44s 19) Letterboxd interview of Scorsese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hck1PfGLk&t=485s 20) "Killers of the flower moon: Osage Murders and the birth of FBI" written by David Grann 21) "Killers of the flower moon" opening night press conference at Cannes '23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjTLEfFuPeM 22) Production of "Killers of the flower moon": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi45SkN2OHY