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<blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 6280938" data-attributes="member: 9037"><p>I am not sure how Voyager failed in the portrayal of Chakotay. I remember the hoopla at the time was based on the fact that actor Robert Beltran was not an "American" Native American but is of Mexican and Meso Indian descent. But in the context of Star Trek I thought they handled his spirituality rather well for a SF TV show that takes places 400 years from now. </p><p></p><p>I think some people look for reasons to be offended. I remember a group getting offended over Stargate making the ancient Egyptian gods aliens.</p><p></p><p>I do think if you are writing a historical or modern piece using a different culture then you should try to portray the culture as realistic as possible. That includes both the good and the bad. Now fantasy is another matter. In Voyager for example they speculated that the tribes that settled on Chakotay home planet shared some cultural and religious practices which is why the vision quest and the medicine bag which is more plains Indian was something he used.</p><p></p><p>In Stargate they were not trying to demean the Ancient Egyptians they were doing a what if.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Elf Witch, post: 6280938, member: 9037"] I am not sure how Voyager failed in the portrayal of Chakotay. I remember the hoopla at the time was based on the fact that actor Robert Beltran was not an "American" Native American but is of Mexican and Meso Indian descent. But in the context of Star Trek I thought they handled his spirituality rather well for a SF TV show that takes places 400 years from now. I think some people look for reasons to be offended. I remember a group getting offended over Stargate making the ancient Egyptian gods aliens. I do think if you are writing a historical or modern piece using a different culture then you should try to portray the culture as realistic as possible. That includes both the good and the bad. Now fantasy is another matter. In Voyager for example they speculated that the tribes that settled on Chakotay home planet shared some cultural and religious practices which is why the vision quest and the medicine bag which is more plains Indian was something he used. In Stargate they were not trying to demean the Ancient Egyptians they were doing a what if. [/QUOTE]
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