Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raya Williamson
Description
Comments on the societal impacts of Native American stereotypes in film.
Marketing Honors Paper (B.A.)--Kent State University, 2017.
Muting White Noise: Revisionary Native American Novelists
Theses
Author/Creator
James Howard Cox
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 1999.
Focuses on works by Thomas King, Sherman Alexie, and Gerald Vizenor.
Mutton in the Melting Pot: Food as Symbols of Communication Reflecting, Transmitting, and Creating Ethnic Cultural Identity Among Urban Navajos
Theses
Author/Creator
Kevin Allen Gore
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1999.
A Nationwide Data Crisis: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Annita Lucchesi
Description
Webinar focusing on research conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute to develop a database regarding missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, key findings from the initiative, and future directions.
Duration: 50:56.
"Native" Advertising: An Evaluation of Nike's N7 Social Media Campaign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Scott Sanders
Selene G. Phillips
Cecelia Alexander
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.
Native American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
Native Americans in U.S. History Textbooks: from Bloody Savages to Heroic Chiefs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesus Garcia
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 17, no. 2, January 1978, pp. [15-19]
Description
Results of a study evaluating the portrayal of Native Americans in five history textbooks used in California schools.
Native Americans on Screen in 1939 and 2015: A Postcolonial Study on the Portrayal of the Indigenous People of America in Films and How to Adapt it into the EFL Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emil Pettersson
Description
Discusses using Stagecoach and The Revenant in a Swedish English as a foreign language classroom.
Bachelor Thesis, Linnaeus University, 2017.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
Alternate Title
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
GBH Archiv
Sally Smith
Description
Looks at radio and television coverage of key events or issues in both non-Native American-produced and Native American-created programs found in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Divided into five sections: (Mis)Representations of Native Americans; Termination, Relocation, and Restoration; The American Indian Movement; Native Americans in Contemporary News Media; and Visual Sovereignty: Native-Created Public Media.
Native Pop: Bunky Echo-Hawk and Steven Paul Judd Subvert Star Wars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olena McLaughlin
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.
Native to the Device: Thoughts on Digital Indigenous Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Hearne
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 1, Digital Indigenous Studies: Gender, Genre, and New Media, Spring, 2017, pp. [3]-26
Description
Introduces the essays in this special issue.
Natives on the Electronic Frontier: Technology and Cultural Change on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
Theses
Author/Creator
Steven Edward Mizrach
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 1999.
Never Alone: (Re)Coding the Comic Holotrope of Survivance
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michelle Lee Brown
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
Description
Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Alternate Title
[CBC Docs POV]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tasha Hubbard
Bonnie Thompson
Jon Montes
George Hupka
Downstream Documentary Productions Inc.
National Film Board of Canada [NFB]
Description
A documentary examining the impact on Indigenous-white relations from the trail and acquittal of Gerald Stanley's regarding the fatal shooing of Cree man Colton Boushie.
The Nitinaht Chronicles
Alternate Title
Film Title: The Nitinaht Chronicles
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Schuyler Webster
Lucilla Douglas
Helen Goddard
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Applying Circles in Aboriginal Social Work Practice, 1999, pp. 163-164
Description
Film review of the 1998 film The Nitinaht Chronicles.
No News Isn't Always Good News: Media Representation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisha Corbett
Description
Focuses on the print media's representations of Indigenous women who engage in "high-risk" lifestyles compared to those who do not. Looks at reports published between 2000-2010.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
The "Noble Savage" in American Music and Literature, 1790-1855
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacob Mathew Somers
Description
Music History and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2017
Refers to James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, Henry Russell's "The Indian Hunter", and Henry Woodsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha .
The North American Indian in Theatre and Drama From 1605 to 1970
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Jean Anderson
Description
Theatre Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978.
The Northern Traditional Powwow Clothing Style and the United States Postal Service: A Study in Conflicting Meanings
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Fry
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of New Mexico, 1999.
Of Linguicide and Resistance: Children and English Instruction in Nineteenth-Century Indian Boarding Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Griffin
Paedagogica Historica, vol. 53, no. 6, 2017, pp. 763-782
Description
Examines government documents and school newspapers to explore sanctions against the use of their Indigenous languages by residential school students.
On-Screen Protocols & Pathways: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marcia Nickerson
Description
Intent is to provide decision-making guidelines for communities, content creators, funding bodies, and industry partners; share best practices; educate industry about cultural practices; and encourage informed, respectful dialogue by participants in productions.
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Stereotypes: A History of Native Culture and Imagery in American Cinematic Cartoons
Theses
Author/Creator
Dustin Devore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.
"Only the Drum is Confident": Simulations and Syncretisms in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Darrell Jesse Peters
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1999.
Open Letter to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Education to Ban Native American Mascots
Articles » General
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Reprinted from Cultural Survival, June 6, 2017.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
P.G. Laurie: The Aspirations of a Western Enthusiast
Theses
Author/Creator
Walter H. Hildebrandt
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1978.
Past, Present and Future: Photographic Presence in New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Devorah Romanek
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University College London, 2019.
Pathways to the International Market for Indigenous Screen Content: Success Stories, Lessons Learned from Selected Jurisdictions and a Strategy for Growth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Maria De Rosa
Marilyn Burgess
Description
Consists of results of literature search, survey of Indigenous festivals and distribution networks, case studies of popular productions (including box office receipts, audience reach, sales and awards when possible), and interviews with thirty-one stakeholders.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
Perspectives of Water and Health Using Photovoice with Youths Living on Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori E. A. Bradford
Rebecca Zagozewski
Lalita A. Bharadwaj
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 61, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 178-195
Description
Looks at the use of photovoice and postervoice to connect with and provide a voice to Indigenous youth in regards to water and health issues on their reserves.
Picturing Indians: American Indians in Movies, 1941-1960
Theses
Author/Creator
Liza Black
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 1999.
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Iñupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Inŋitchuŋa
Alternate Title
Playing in the Digital Qargi: Inupiat Gaming and Online Competition in Kisima Innitchuna
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Katherine Meloche
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 1-21
Description
Article considers the online platform used in the game Kisima Inŋitchuŋa (Never Alone) as a “place” where people gather and examines the ways that Inuit culture, values and sovereignty are taught and engaged with in those spaces.
Playing Indian, between Idealization and Vilification: Seems You Have to Play Indian to be Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosy Simas
Sam Aros Mitchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 133-140
Description
Two Indigenous dancers who discuss the ongoing trend on non-Indigenous people "playing Indian" and how this trend reinforces stereotypes and could lead to the erasure of Indigenous culture over time.
“Playing Indian,” Power, and Racial Identity in American Sport: Gerald R. Gems' “The Construction, Negotiation, and Transformation of Racial Identity in American Football”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C. Richard King
Charles Fruehling Springwood
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 127-131
Description
Argues that Gerald R. Gems overestimates the importance of playing football, neglects the significance of "playing Indian" and thereby supports a racial stereotype.
A Plea for Time: Northern Aboriginal Peoples Advocate for the Right to Communicate on the Information Highway
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole Matiation
Description
Communication Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1999.
“Please mom? Can you please download it at home?”: Video Games as a Symbol of Linguistic Survivance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Dennison Lacho
Aaron Leon
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming , July 31, 2017, pp. 70-88
Description
Authors examine the ways that video games can be and are used as a tool for language and cultural survivance and resurgence.
The Politics of Space and Mobility: Controlling the Ooldea/Yalata Aborigines, 1952-1982
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie Brady
Aboriginal History, vol. 23, 1999, pp. [1]-14
Description
Comments on the reasons behind a periodic relocation of a community.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Presentation of Self, Culture, and Other in Public Podium Talk: Constructing Indigenous/non-Indigenous Relations in Grassroots Popular Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephen Peters
Description
Integrated Studies in Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2017.
(Re)invention and Contextualization in Contemporary Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Wendy J. Rohrbacher
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alaska Anchorage, 1999.
Examines works by Louis Owens, Gerald Vizenor and Thomas King.
Re-Membering the Colonial Present: Jimmie Durham's Serious Dance
Theses
Author/Creator
Rhonda Meier
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 1999.
Real Narratives: The Culture Connection between Native American Culture and Travel Marketing
Theses
Author/Creator
Gareth Laffely
Description
History Thesis (M.A) -- Middle Tennessee State University, 2019.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recommendations for a New Consultation Process and Policy for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Broadcasting: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Monica Auer
Salome Avva
Aggie Baby
Brian Beaton ... [et al.]
Description
Synthesis of discussions and presentations which took place at the Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation and Convergence gatherings from February to June, 2017. Initiative took place to create or identify terms of reference for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission review of the Native Broadcasting Policy.
Recovering Native American Writings in the Boarding School Press
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Arizona Jackson
Samuel Townsend
Luther Standing Bear
Ida Johnson
Lula Walker
Lucy Grey ... [et al.]]
Reddening The Hearts And Minds: The Frontier Myth And American Identity In Vietnam War Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Samantha Jayne Ward
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1999.
Redskins: Insult and Brand
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kevin Bruyneel
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 114-115
Description
Book review of: Redskins: Insult and Brand by C. Richard King.
Reel History: A Collection of Vancouver First Nations Audio Resources
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Langara College
Description
Collection of audiotapes featuring lectures by historians, researchers or interviews with local First Nations individuals. Some are accompanied by written or visual material.
Reel Indians: Native American Representation in Film, 1950-1970
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher Colt Chaney
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D)--Oklahoma State University, 2017.