Images & Stereotypes

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2006.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000.

Examines coverage in two newspapers: The Globe and Mail and the National Post over a 14-year period between April 1, 1999 to September 1, 2013. Analysis suggests that reports reinforced perceptions about the Inuit as Other by focusing on issues such as hunger, poverty and income.

Kinesiology and Health Studies Thesis (M.Sc.)--Queen's University, 2014.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1993.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2013.

Book review of: Hidden in Plain Sight edited by David R. Newhouse, Cora J. Voyageur, and Dan Beavon.

Article presents two different narratives surrounding the treaty rights of the Chippewa people, the first is the perspective of the author, Chippewa band member and Journalist, Patty Loew. The second narrative is one that has been constructed through ethnohistorical research.

Looks at the Western image of the Native American as determined by photographs.

Looks at the historical influences that affected how Indians were portrayed by historians and anthropologists.

Argues that as long as Euro-Canadians view Aboriginals as mythical figures from the past an equitable and just relationship will be difficult to achieve. Chapter excerpted from Braiding Histories: Learning from Aboriginal People’s Experiences and Perspectives by Susan D. Dion.

Looks at the results of historical colonization on the mental, emotional, social, and physical health of American Indians. Psychology Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Overview of the social, economic and environmental factors that contribute to HIV-related health disparities for Native women and girls.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2006.

Ten documentary reviews: Itam Hakim Hopiit by Victor Masayesva, Jr. Siskyavi: The Place of Chasms by Victor Masayesva, Jr. The Place of Falling Waters by Roy Bigcrane and Thompson Smith. Pueblo Peoples: First Contact by George Burdeau and Larry Walsh. Transitions by Darrel Kipp and Joe Fisher. Warrior Chiefs in a New Age by Dean Bearclaw. Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations by Gary Rhine and Fidel Moreno. In the White Man's Image by Christine Lesiak and Matt Jones. Kahnesatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin. Ligh

Focuses on two issues: authority over child welfare and control over land and resources by examining several flash-point issues in British Columbia's history.

Examines the domains of science and policy in the context of Aboriginal issues and how film representations of Aboriginal people are linked to media portrayals.

English and Film Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2007.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1996.

Comments on the contribution artists and filmmakers have made to the cultural landscape of Australia.

Looks at popular interpretations of the Huron childhood experience and finds that the historical representations regarding disrespect and freedom, associated with children, are simply not true.

Book review of: History's Shadow by Steven Conn.

Book review of: Encounters: Early Images of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples from the Library Collections of the Geological Survey of Canada by John A. Stevens.

Discusses the reason for the U.S. theatre's resistance to non-traditional casting and the development of the Non-Traditional Casting Project (NTCP)

Studies the movie portrayal of Native Americans from a historical perspective and discusses how the 1950 film has been touted as the first sound picture depicting Native Americans sympathetically.

Cultural Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2007.

Discusses ways in which popular culture and school textbooks have shaped preservice teachers' perceptions of American Indians, and the role of the teacher educator in disrupting these assumptions and misconceptions. Chapter from Detournement as Pedagogical Praxis edited by James Trier. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to page 79.

Book review of: Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film, edited by Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor.

"Expanded Edition"

Comments on the negative stereotype portrayal given to Native Americans in films. Senior Thesis completed towards an undergraduate degree in Political Science--University of New England, 2014.

Book review of: Home and Native Land by Michael Asch.

Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 1998.

English Language and Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 2002.

Examines the construction of a homestead in Cambridge Downs (and its replica) alongside narratives which assert that the stout stone construction was designed as a defense against Aboriginal attacks, and considers other reasons that the design and materials may have been used.

Comments on the differences in the media's treatment of Caucasian and Aboriginal criminal victims.

Author advocates using oral traditions as methods to combat misrepresentations, negative stereotypes and racism.

Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Looks at representation of the Hopi culture through writings of Walter Fewkes, John G. Bourke, and Earl Forrest.

Using the work of writer-artist Paul Goble to compare the depiction of Plains natives in his books versus the more stereotypical images found in most children literature. These inaccurate depictions become part of children's worldviews depicting Indigenous peoples as a lost culture rather than a group that continues to adapt throughout history.

American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2004.

Art History, Visual Art and Theory Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2001.

Review of City Treaty by Marvin Francis.

Study looked at multiple years (1985 and 1995) regarding protest coverage by various newspapers and found that rates improved over time.

Public and International Affairs Major Research Paper (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2020.

Communications Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 1997.