The article discusses the legal claims of actress Zoe Saldana, who alleges that director James Cameron used her face as a basis for the character Neytiri in the "Avatar" franchise without her consent, despite the films portraying themselves as allies to Indigenous struggles while exploiting real Indigenous identities. #IndigenousRepresentation #FilmIndustry #CulturalExploitation #USA #CN
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Actress Q'orianka Kilcher sues James Cameron for 'theft' of facial features for Avatar character
It centres around Jake Sully's journey as he falls in love with local Na'vi native Neytiri, and defends her home from human mining.