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The image of native Americans in the media

All Indians look the same. Sarah Rafferty. The image of native Americans in the media. “The history of the Indians begins with the arrival of the Europeans” – John trudell. Indians have been represented in our media by non-natives for years.

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The image of native Americans in the media

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  1. All Indians look the same.Sarah Rafferty The image of native Americans in the media

  2. “The history of the Indians begins with the arrival of the Europeans” – John trudell • Indians have been represented in our media by non-natives for years. • Creating a very stereotypical, one-sided portrayal of these people.

  3. we are continuously fed the “Hollywood-created images of past tense Indians”-Cornel Pewewardy

  4. Stereotypical images reinforced by the media

  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=salgNyX3roI&feature=related Native American mascots, why the double standard?

  6. The use of these images “glosses over the depth and diversity of American Indian culture. Basically, our history and traditions are being trivialized for marketing purposes.” –Gary Brouse

  7. The stereotyped image of Indians in our media has become so ingrained in us we don’t even realize how offensive it actually is.

  8. Cheap, vulgar and culturally offensive • The appropriation of Indian art, dress and cultural traditions has been funneled through our media and society as being “trendy”

  9. “Don’t trend my culture” – Adrienne Kenne • When we wear things like feathers in our hair or moccasins we’re essentially trivializing the Indian culture.

  10. Indians have been predominantly represented in our media by the similar stereotypical images over and over. That combined with an overwhelming lack of knowledge has resulted in these people and their cultures becoming essentially invisible. Ignorance at its finest…

  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=salgNyX3roI&feature=related http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/native-american-bloggers Rolo, Mark A. The American Indian in the Media. The National Conference for Community and Justice. http://sheriwhitefeather.com/theamericanindianandthemedia.pdf Tomhave, Johnathan (director). Half of Anything [documentary]. Pewewardy, Cornel. (1998). Fluff and Feathers: Treatment of American Indians in Literature and the Classroom. Bibliography

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