Sooo, Wild Hog did enough research to find an indigenous term, but then misattributed to the wrong Nation and wrong language group. On top of that they decided to give it a completely fantastical definition. This is the kind of bullshit “let’s turn indigenous people into the fantastical” that Europeans have been doing for centuries, and it’s disappointing. I wish …
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Sooo, Wild Hog did enough research to find an indigenous term, but then misattributed to the wrong Nation and wrong language group. On top of that they decided to give it a completely fantastical definition. This is the kind of bullshit “let’s turn indigenous people into the fantastical” that Europeans have been doing for centuries, and it’s disappointing. I wish one of these studious would have the critical chops to actually be better. You know, people rag on Ubisoft all the time, but they actually worked closely with the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center to do justice to the people and Nation they were representing in ACIII. While plenty of AAA games and studios deserve a lot of criticism, Ubisoft very much included, I think all studios can learn from this example and actually do the work to better represent the marginalized groups they want to put in their games. I’m tired of bullshit hollowed out representation of indigenous people that serve whatever narrative purpose studios, filmmakers, and other creatives have. Do some research, stop displaying crass ignorance and an unwillingness to go the extra distance to respect the groups you want to represent.
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