“Museums are great, but you have to actively engage Indigenous culture.'
on Friday, November 11, to share their work with the Indigenous population. “I’m trying to find my community and to foster community overall,” Emerson. “I like to effect change — it’s good to be around other people to help eliminate barriers.”For non-Natives to understand Native culture, Emerson stresses immersion. “Museums are great, but you have to actively engage Indigenous culture,” he says. “Go to the res. Go to a pow wow.
When asked if he tries to reverse negative Indigenous stereotypes in his comedy, he answers, “It’s less about reversing, more about challenging. Because what do I reverse it to?” If he says something controversial, the goal is to make it funny or true enough for the audience to think about the issue instead of getting offended. “It might sound pretentious,” he says, “but when it’s true, when it’s honest, it’s not pretentious, it’s profound.”
For the Native American Heritage Month showcase, Emerson will share the hi-dive stage with Shanae Ross, an Afro-Indigenous local headliner; Josh Fournier, a Seminole Native; and Sam Tallent, whom Emerson refers to as the"token white."
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