Shoot the Indian : media, misperception and Native truth

Briggs, Kara. (Added Author). Smith, Ronald D., 1948- (Added Author). Barreiro, José. (Added Author).

Summary: "Shoot the Indian will change the way you perceive Native America, particularly if all you know about Indians is what you learned from the news media. Journalists, academics and Native leaders examine the intersection of tribal America, government and media. This book also features important speeches, original research and news reports. It contains the work of Navajo artist Frank Salcido; the straight talk from Native thinkers like Suzan Shown Harjo, Anthony Pico, and John C. Mohawk; and a preface by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. From English philosopher John Locke, who set in motion legal standards still used against tribal nations, to contemporary media practices that frame our understanding of Native America, Shoot the Indian presents a new perspective on today's important Native issues"--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780979598104
ISBN: 0979598109
Physical Description: print
xiv, 202 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : American Indian Policy & Media Initiative, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Public perceptions v. tribal realities / Anthony R. Pico -- Forty years after Kerner / Kara Briggs -- American Indians in the American mind / José Barreiro -- Explaining sovereignty through the media / Mark Trahant -- The first Pundit: John Locke's wild Indians mythology / James Adams -- Good Indian, bad Indian / Suzan Shown Harjo -- Blackhorse v. Pro-football Inc / Filed with the trademark trial and appeal board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- Manifest media: public perceptions around Wound Knee, 1890 / Robert W. Venables -- The United States' debt to American Indians / Robert J. Miller -- The aliens amongst us, or people of the sacred corn / Roberto Rodriguez and Patrisia Gonzales -- Celilo village news media guide / Village elders with Carol Craig -- Nation building: the fight for native women's human rights / Kara Briggs -- Introduction to three pieces about the Haudenosaunee and New York State / The editors -- Two polls show media out of step with Native America / Ronald D. Smith -- Shaping public opinion / Tom Wanamaker -- The enlightened racist and the anti-gaming movement / Michael I. Niman -- Introduction to three pieces about native peoples, race and government policy / The editors -- The Cherokee-Freedmen story: what the media saw / Ronald D. Smith -- Indigenous recognition and self governance morph into 'race wars' / Patricia R. Powers -- Speech to January, 2007 tribal leaders' forum / Senator Daniel K. Inouye -- Tribute to John C. Mohawk / The editors -- Reclaiming our past in the face of world economic decline / John C. Mohawk.