The Anti-Native American Racism of the Twilight Franchise - White Vampires Vs Indigenous Werewolves
1,291Twilight was one of the most popular franchises in the late 2000’s and early 2010’s. Picking up on the hype for young adult novels, Twilight rode the coattails of the successful Harry Potter series even casting HP actor Robert Pattinson as the lead vampire Edward Cullen. The film and book series often sees white western Vampires face off against ‘werewolves’, technically shapeshifters, who can turn into wolves to fight off vampires. These wolves are exclusively Native America, a fictionalised depiction of the real life Quileute tribe.
However, author Stephanie Meyer chose the tribe for her stories without ever even visiting the local area or consulting extensively with tribal members. Furthermore, she actually went to the area after the book was written and violated the mandate around nature the tribe had enacted.
The problematic depictions of natives in Twilight are both surface level and more sinister, and it has had a complicated effect on the Quileute tribe itself. Native actors who performed in the film series have also acknowledged the problem with how the tribe was represented in the film and book series.
While some natives have credited the franchise for bringing native representation into the 21st century, others have pointed out how it is guilty of the same problems and stereotypes natives have always faced in Hollywood.
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