American Literature, vol. 82, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 837-839
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Book reviews of:
Mapping the Americas: The Transnational Politics of Contemporary Native Culture by Shari M. Huhndorf
Manifesting America: The Imperial Construction of U.S. National Space by Mark Rifkin
Book reviews found by scrolling to page 837.
Media’s Role in the Reinforcement of Negative Stereotypes of Indigenous Identity and the Manifestations of Violence toward Murdered Women
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Author/Creator
Angie Tucker
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Argues that media portrayals of missing and murdered Indigenous women utilize stereotypes and fail to educate the public about how the marginalization produced by colonialism makes these women vulnerable to violence. Looks specifically at how the murders of Winnipeg's Selena Keeper and Calgary's Lacey Jones-McKnight were covered in the Winnipeg Free Press, Calgary Herald and National Post.
English Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2016
Refers to Louise Erdrich's novel The Round House, Christine Welsh's documentary Finding Dawn, and Qwo-Li Driskall's poetry collection Walking with Ghosts.
Native Studies Review, vol. 19, no. 1, 2010, pp. 144-147
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Book review of: Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader by William Berens ; as told to A. Irving Hallowell ; edited by Jennifer S.H. Brown & Susan Elaine Gray.
Formed in 1983, located in LaRonge, Saskatchewan, the station broadcasts news, interviews, information, education, and music in English, Cree and Dene.
SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society
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Mylynn Felt
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Looks at election-related tweets which carried hashtag #MMIW; content analysis showed that they mostly commonly conveyed hope, anger and disgust.
Paper from: SMSociety '16: Proceedings of the 7th 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society.
Exhibition of early moccasins from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's collections, as well as contemporary examples.Includes text by moccasin makers and annotated photos.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 183-186
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Book reviews of:
Moving Encounters: Sympathy and the Indian Question in Antebellum Literature by Laura L. Mielke
The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930 by Kate Flint All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression by Arnold Krupat.
Scroll down to page 183 to see reviews.
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 5, [Indigenous Peoples, Popular Pleasures and the Everyday], 2016, pp. 480-497
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Focuses on non-Indigenous media and academic representations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ceremonies. Argues that they reflect non-Indigenous ideologies rather than accurate portrayals.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 4, April 2010, p. 12
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Author reflects on his acting career and mentions, although he enjoys acting, lacking the motivation to do more work in the industry.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Focuses on detective narratives. Discusses Street Wolf by Mark Wayne Harris and Dennis Francis, Skinwalker by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, and Scalped by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue: Essentializing Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Spring, 2016, pp. 90-110
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Looks how campaigns such as #NotYourTonto and #NotYourMascot challenge stereotypes and racist attitudes and are used to advocate for Native Americans' right to self-determination and self-representation.
Examines the conceptual challenges of a national cinema; describes the political and creative utility in the Native Southwest; looks at the work of Larry Blackhorse Lowe, Nanobah Becker, and Bennie Klain; and discusses the challenges that might undermine the prospects for a Navajo national cinema.
Undergraduate Honors Theses (Utah State University) ; paper 70
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Brooke D. McNaughton
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Evaluates two novels which address identity issues: Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and Wolfsong by Louis Owens.
American Studies Honors Thesis--Utah State University, 2010.
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 82, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 257-286
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Discusses the stereotypical portrayal of the Finnar (the Sami and the Finns) in various stories. The most negative depiction being Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.
Native Studies Review, vol. 14, no. 2, 2001, pp. 43-69
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Analyzes the use of information communications technology by Aboriginal communities in Manitoba and reviews its potential for facilitating economic revitalization.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 75-96
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Reviews and evaluates documentary and fictional Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s, in relation to how the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the United States is portrayed.