Images & Stereotypes

Looks at the research projects underway, at Salish Kootenai College in Montana, due to the new modern molecular biology laboratory.

Book review of Skin Deep by Liz Conor.

Media Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2016.

Examines the integration of Indigenous cultural framework within video game design. The pilot project was introduced at the Mohawk Kahnawake Survival School. Chapter from Futureplay '10: Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology.

Satirical article examines issues of identity and authenticity. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 69.

Liberal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2010.

Contends that author Sherman Alexie, through humour and satire, challenges stereotypes and the status quo by portraying the complex and humanizing image of contemporary Native Americans.

Analyzes representations of activities associated with the Idle No More movement in editorial and commentary of sections in the Globe and Mail and the National Post.

Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2016.

Book review of: So You Want to Write About American Indians by Devon Abbott Mihesuah

Research found high rates of sobriety and low rates of alcohol use contradicting stereotypes of widespread alcohol use among Alaska Native elders.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2002.

Challenges the fact that communication or solicitation for the purpose of sex, otherwise known as prostitution, is illegal and yet is so open, with 14 escort agencies listed in Saskatoon and 17 in Regina.

Challenges readers to acknowledge the existence of racial profiling and then to eliminate the fear and ignorance that contribute to its creation.

Discusses how advocates for Aboriginal women stress that society and the justice system need to treat Aboriginal women with the same respect as non-Aboriginal women.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2000.

Discusses considerations in the areas of culture, history, and role models.

Examines the political and cultural values of the Muskogee Creeks.

Overview of the history of photographs of and by Native Americans.

Project consisted of analysis of print media coverage and interviews. Five topics came to the forefront: leadership, mothering, families and transitioning out of sex work, ethical and effective service, and the media.

Book review of: Something New in the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada by Lorna Roth.

Book review of: Songhees Pictorial by Grant Keddie.

Study findings confirm that some opportunities, generated by tourism development and changes in federal–Aboriginal relations, have begun to challenge non-native stereotypes.

5 issues of the official publication of The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society's "Spade and Screen". The publication highlights notable archaeological goings on in the province. A majority of the articles contain information about early indigenous peoples activities in the area, including tools, grave sites etc.

Looks at revealing myths and challenging stereotypes.

Describes the concept of rhetorical sovereignty, and looks at the workings and complications of enacting rhetorical sovereignty using the three inaugural exhibits of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI).

Author discusses the devices used and the layers of meaning contained within the 1971 film, How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman. Stresses a reading of the film as an allegory resistance to colonial and imperialist influence.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2008.

Looks at genre of speculative fiction and its role for Native American Indian authors as a form of active resistance. English Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of Colorado Boulder, 2013.

An analysis of the ecological interdependence and animistic spirituality in the movie Avatar.

Book review of: Sport in Canada: A History by Don Morrow and Kevin B. Wamsley.

Apologia:There is no intention to offend, insult or embarrass by the inclusion of this article. Explains, illuminates, and interprets the complex and often antithetical views of authoritative non-Indigenous commentators.

Dual History and Archives Management Thesis (M.A.)--Simmons College, 2012.

[English?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Austin, 2010.

Argues that "Indians" and "Americans" were replayed on the national stage, and because of this a theatre culture emerged with a history of the "Native" in what became Native history.

Author describes the academic and community fallout when an email—sent to family members—criticizing her professor’s racist writings is made public.

English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2004.

Newspaper clipping of image of the steamer 'Marquis' and a second steamer on a Saskatchewan river around [1885?]. The artist is F.W. Curzon, special artist for The Canadian Pictorial and Illustrated War News, who travelled with General F.D. Middleton's official party.

Sketch of the steamer Marquis, from a sketch by Mr. F.W. Curzon, The Illustrated War News special artist with General Middleton's expedition.

Sketch of the steamer "Northcote" being fired upon during the Northwest Resistance.

Review of the exhibition Re-Mediations curated by Janet Jones.

Étude des Arts (M.A.)--Laval University, 2011.

Sociocultural Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2012.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Massey University, 1973.

English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tartu, 2004.

Looks at some of the typical stereotypes of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Discusses the history of distortions in portrayal of Aboriginals, gives brief descriptions of several movies, and examines steps needed to correct the situation.