Native Americans & Indigenous People

Ullman:

Yes, I believe they are based

mainly on Navajo and Apache motifs."

<Image 269/Image 274- No.11 Dialogue: ULLMAN

Oh this old place has had an

illustrious past. In its heyday it

was one of the stopping places for

the jet set,

They reach corner and turn, walking towards camera.

ULLMAN (CONT'D)

even before anybody knew what a jet

set was. We've had four presidents

who stayed here, lots of movie stars.

Wendy:

Royalty?

Ullman:

All the best people.

"

<Image 274-Andrew Jackson, a president, actively owned slaves and killed scores of Native Americans>

<Image 274-the Indian Chief portrait> <Image 274-the Mountain Symbol Border>

<Image 293-portrait of Indian boy>

<Image 298--portrait of Indian girl>

<Image 315--Indigenously designed lamp>

<Image 348-No.14 Dialogue - Cultural Relativism:" ULLMAN

Ah... construction started in 1907.

It was finished in 1909. The site

is supposed to be located on an

Indian burial ground, and I believe

they actually had to repel a few

Indian attacks as they were building

it."

<Image 471- the floor medallion is red, the banding is black and white- but both have 'cuts' in the design>

<Image 473, floor medallions, border, same photo as Image 59>

<Image 475>

<Image 478, rugs + border>

<Image 480, rugs>

<Image 482- rugs + border>

<Image 487- rugs + pheasant centerpiece>

<Image 515- Jack throws a tennis ball against a Native American sand painting>

<Image 518- A-26" The loser has to keep American

clean, how's that?

Danny:

All right.

Wendy:

And you're gonna lose. And I'm

gonna get you - you betta run fast!

Look out - I'm coming in close.

All right?

DANNY & WENDY run into Maze. CAMERA TRACKS L-R onto plan of

Maze on board.

Danny:

You'll have to keep America clean.

"

<Image 556- elevator Native American inlay symbolism>

<Image 561- rug> <Image 561- feather centerpiece><Image 561- skull picture>

<Image 582-Indian border design>

<Image 561- background border design, same as Image 252 set>

<Image 585-rugs (includes the newly shown stripes on left and the same rugs on right>

<Image 585-Buffalo head as trophy (well known issue between settlers + indians was their wastefulness with the Indians resources)>

<Image 585- Sand painting shown Image 515>

<Image 651-the Western Depiction of space, Colorado, similar to Image 85>

<Image 652- Wendy's Jacket has stereotyped imagery of Mexicans/figures whose specific cultural attribution is unverified>

<Image 656-Wendy's jacket + boots>

<Image 656-Floor medallions>

<Image 666-Wendy's cigarette creates the "smoke signal">

<Image 666-Wendy talks in front of a map of CO>

<Image 694-the rug> <Image 696-the floor medallion>

<Image 696-Indian banding, (Image 98)>

<Image 730-Elevator with Indian symbolic markings>

<Image 734-Indian girl portrait>

<Image 734-Elevator with Indian symbolic markings>

<Image 740-pheasant centerpiece>

<Image 746-a very large vintage portrait of white children (FASCINATING that in both scenes a portrait of children, what seems like girls>

<Image 751-rugs- striped from Image 585>

<Image 1751-rugs- bear skin, not seen yet>

<Image 754-Wendy's boots>

<Image 763-Wendy and Danny's bruises, Danny's sweater forming an arrow, and bookended by the flag + moose, this shot feels very "symbolic for the assimilation struggle">

<Image 767- her outfit in this shot paints her as "the native american from history" or "his story", straight out of the typewriter> <Image 767-rug (all other rugs have been removed from frame, so this rugs pattern + color are important and relevant)>

<Image 989-mounted antelope> <reflected in Image 1057, Image 1191>

<Image 989-Sombrero (reminiscent of Image 142 Asian scroll, Image 254, Image 260, Image 263, Image 267--the stained glass window designs)> <reflected in Image 1057, Image 1191>

<Image 992-Indian banding design around pot (similar to Lobby floor banding black and white)> <Image 1058>

<Image 1051- artifacts in a display case>

<Image 1051- tranquil landscape scene>

<Image 1055- red/aggressive toned paintings> <1055-green medicine man symbol rug>

<Image 1056-Elevator has Indigenous Native American markings>

<Image 1058-mounted antelope> <reflected in Image 989, Image 1191>

<Image 989-Sombrero (reminiscent of Image 142 Asian scroll, Image 254, Image 260, Image 263, Image 267--the stained glass window designs)> <reflected in Image 989, Image 1191>

<Image 1058-Indian banding design around pot (similar to Lobby floor banding black and white)> <Image 992>

<1092- red and black Native American pattern> <this same pattern shows up in Image 1561, Image 1828, Image 2138>

<Image 1175, vibrant depiction of indigenous art in contrast to the Western depiction of space> <Image 88 repetition>

<Image 1176, sepia toned photographs showing The Overlook's building process>

<Image 1191-mounted antelope> <reflected in Image 989>

<Image 1191-Sombrero (reminiscent of Image 142 Asian scroll, Image 254, Image 260, Image 263, Image 267--the stained glass window designs)> <reflected in Image 989>

<Image 1195- Continental / From Dictionary.com:

"continental

1.

of or of the nature of a continent.

2.

(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to themainland of Europe, to Europeans, or to Europeancustoms and attitudes.

3.

(initial capital letter) of or relating to the 13original American colonies during andimmediately after the American Revolution.

4.

of or relating to the continent of North America.

noun

5.

(initial capital letter) a soldier of the ContinentalArmy in the American Revolution.

6.

a piece of paper currency issued by theContinental Congress during the AmericanRevolution.

7.

a small amount:

advice that's not worth a continental.

8.

an inhabitant of a continent.

9.

(usually initial capital letter) an inhabitant of the mainland of Europe.

Origin of continental

1750-1760" (based on context Continental Airlines used euphemistically as Continental US, Mainland Europe and how that ties into imperialism of Manifest Destiny/Westward momentum of civilization)>

<Image 1200- and all instances where Jack sits in Co Lounge>

<Image 1206- Halloran drives a Pontiac (Chief Pontiac="Pontiac, or Obwandiyag (c. 1720 – April 20, 1769), was an Odawa war chief who became noted for his role in Pontiac's War (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle against British military occupation of the Great Lakes region and named for him.")>

<Image 1263>

<Image 1289- ceiling banding design>

<Image 1296 elevator design>

<Image 1317 elevator design>

<Image 1423- stained glass windows> <Image 1423-the overlapping ceiling band patterns>

<Image 1467-rugs>

<Image 1467-bear skin>

<Image 1467-buffalo>

<Image 1489-CoLounge>

<Image 1561.5-red and black Native American pattern>

<Image 1562-Portraits of Native American girls>

<Image 1562-Medicine Man symbol on doors>

<Image 1562-Native American blanket on wall>

<Image 1562-Medicine Man symbol on doors>

<Image 1776-Medicine Man Symbol on doors- same as Image 1562>

<Image 1777-Native American portraits>

<Image 1778-artifact display cases>

<Image 1778-elevator design/Native American symbolism>

<Image 1779-Native American Blanket>

<Image 1779-Same symbol on blanket is carved into wood>

<Image 1782-Ceiling banding design>

<Image 1785-Lobby layout shows multiple banded design "ceremonial places">

<Image 1785-Lobby layout shows multiple banded design medallions, medicine man symbols>

<Image 1785-Rug under TV>

<Image 1788-floor medallions>

<Image 1788-green medicine man blanket>

<Image 1789-multiple varying ceiling banding designs>

<Image 1789-Medicine Man symbol carved into Cashier's spot>

<Image 1789-Halloran's murder taking place in front of The Cashier's (Halloran as Chief)>

<Image 1828-red and black Native American blanket on wall>

<Image 1831-Portraits of Native American girls>

<Image 1878-artifacts in glass cases>

<Image 1878-elevator design>

<Image 1880-green medicine man blanket on wall>

<Image 1885-artifacts in glass case>

<Image 1990-artifacts in glass case>

<Image 1990-violent themed Indigenous-Style painting>

<Image 1992-Door styled like Elevator>

<Image 2043-Native American blankets on wall>

<Image 2046-Elevator symbols>

<Image 2138-blankets have replaced the red couches <1092, Image 1561, Image 1828, Image 2138>

The visual correspondences are part of this reading. Specific cultural meanings assigned to motifs, including “medicine man” and “enclosure for ceremonial dances,” remain provisional until tied to the relevant nation, maker, and source. They should not be treated as a universal Indigenous symbol dictionary.