Native Americans Comedy Essay

The 1491s shorts are made by a group of Native Americans who use comedy as a means to portray what Native American lives are like in reality. Their use of comedy is easily relatable for anyone, especially youth, as they include many pop culture and modern technology references in their skits. Their skits are successful in pointing out and starting a basis for discussion on matters related to Native Americans today as there are aspects of their comedy that almost anyone in America can relate to and understand. By using a major social media platform such as YouTube as well as making their own skits, this group of Native Americans are able to use satire to critique many problems that they face and also highlight the many good aspects of their lives. Even in one of their more serious skits, Bad Indians by Ryan Red Corn, comedy is still infused in order to make the topic more relatable and more real. At the beginning of this skit, the speakers are shown to be getting ready for their scenes and laughing, which shows that under the serious tone of the

They are portraying themselves with ties to both pop culture and their Native traditions while poking fun at each and showing that they are a part of both at the same time. Even the name of this comedy group suggests a tie to history in that 1491 references a time before Christopher Columbus brought colonialism upon Native Americans who were already established with many diverse cultures in America. The reference shows how this group of comedians want to uphold their Native traditions, remember history as it was, and still enjoy life. The 1491s make their critiques widely accessible through YouTube, which allows their audience to be extremely open and non-discriminating, which also means that their target audience is meant to be anyone willing to