Squaring the Strange #121: Noah Nez, Native Skeptic

by | Jun 12, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Magic and witchcraft, Media Literacy, Psychology, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange, Squaring the Strange | 0 comments

We talk “Murder Hornets” with invasive species expert Heidi Noora McMaster, then Noah Nez, who blogs as the Native Skeptic, brings a variety of Native American themes: crown dancers and clown / trickster figures, the noble savage trope and the myth of native homogeneity, cryptid pseudohistories, and the general commodification of native lore. And, of course, we touch on the use of taboo native legend as a basis from horror films and the recently trademarked “Skinwalker Ranch.” Check it out HERE! 

 

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