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2020 JAJA Media Spotlight Report
Analysis of The Washington Post, The Guardian, NPR, Fox News and The New York Times coverage of Indigenous topics. Sample was taken between January 15, 2018 and ended on July 15, 2019.
2021 NAJA Media Spotlight Report
Analysis of New York Times' coverage of Indigenous topics between 2015 and 2021 showed that more than half the articles contained stereotypical representations.
Adversity and Resiliency for Chicago’s First: The State of Racial Justice for American Indian Chicagoans
The American Indian Mascot
American Indian Mascots: Hype, Insult, or Ignorance
American Indians in Feature Films: Beyond the Big Screen
American Indians: The Image of the Indian
Discusses historical representations of Indigenous peoples such as the noble and ignoble savage, the assumptions underpinning these concepts, and debates among historians about stereotypes and makes suggestions for guiding classroom discussions.
American Indians (U.S. & Canada): A Bibliography of Contemporary Studies and Urban Research
Authenticity in Indigenous Cinema: Colonial Inscriptions and Native Revisions
Avatar: A Tale of Indigenous Survival?
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves
Birds of a Feather: Representation, Exaggeration, and Survivance in Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues
Books about, or Featuring, American Indians That Are Not Recommended
Annotated list gives reasons why material is considered inappropriate.
Books to Avoid
A Brief Review of Literature on Boarding School Education for Indigenous Students and Recent Australian Media Coverage of the Issue
Celebrate Diversity, Strengthen Community
Introduction to biases and stereotypes about Indigenous and other groups.
Changemakers Lesson Plans: Remote Learning
Lesson plans focus on Native Americans who are fighting invisibility and creating change through their work, contributions from the past, and current actions which will impact the future.
Changing the Narrative about Native Americans: A Guide for Allies
The Cheyenne Nation: People of the Great Plains
Cinema, Culture & Society: Westerns
Contemporary Native American Societies As Reflected in World Media Coverage
A Coyote Columbus Story: Written by Thomas King, Illustrated by William Kent [M]onkman
Teacher's resource for the children's adaptation of humorous story which retells the story of Christopher Columbus from an Indigenous point of view.
Suitable for Grades K to 3.
Coyote Goes Hollywood
Dear John Wayne
Digital Ethics and Reconciliation: Digital Ethics Report
Ending the Legacy Of Racism in Sports & the Era of Harmful “Indian” Sports Mascots
Enduring Encounters: Cincinnatians and American Indians to 1900
Evaluating American Indian Materials and Resources for the Classroom
Evaluating American Indian Textbooks & Other Materials for the Classroom
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian: A Study Guide for Grades 5-8
The Great American Love Affair: Indians in the Twilight Saga
The Harmful Psychological Effects of the Washington Football Mascot
Historical and Contemporary American Indian Injustices: The Ensuing Psychological Effects
Historical, Cultural and Social Determinants of Health for Native Women: HIV/AIDS and Native American Women
Historical Inaccuracy in Movies: Pocahontas and Peter Pan
Lesson plan for Grades 7-8 Social Studies.