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Native American Media Portrayal

Native American Media Portrayal. TEAM ONE! Kyveli Diener, Alex Shonkoff, Mitch Wong, Contessa Abono, Kresta Kaulupali. “The War Wagon” (1967). Starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas Count the faux pas!. Demographics of Anchorage, Alaska. Tribal Distribution in Alaska.

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Native American Media Portrayal

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  1. Native American Media Portrayal TEAM ONE! Kyveli Diener, Alex Shonkoff, Mitch Wong, Contessa Abono, Kresta Kaulupali

  2. “The War Wagon” (1967) • Starring John Wayne and Kirk Douglas • Count the faux pas!

  3. Demographics of Anchorage, Alaska

  4. Tribal Distribution in Alaska

  5. Demographics of Oklahoma City • White: 78.5% • American Indian/Alaska Native: 8.1% • Black: 7.7% • Hispanic/Latino: 6.6% • Two or more races: 4.0% • Asian: 1.5% • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1% Source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/40000.html

  6. Oklahoma City Demographics

  7. In the Newsroom: The Anchorage Daily News • Daily Circulation: 71,000 • Most popular paper in Alaska • 3.4% people in newsroom in 2005 are non-white compared to 7.1% in 1997 • Scored 13 on diversity index • National average is 50

  8. In the Newsroom: The Journal-Record (Oklahoma City) • Neutral viewpoint • Daily business and legal issues • Business trends, the business community

  9. Article Topics

  10. 19. Other: _______

  11. Article Tones

  12. American Indian Sources vs. Non-American Indian Sources • In most articles where both American Indian and non-American Indian sources were quoted, there were more non-American Indian sources than American Indians • There were cases where only American Indian sources were quoted, but more often only non-American Indian sources were quoted

  13. Out of the 50 articles… • “Warpath” appeared twice • “Peace pipe” appeared once • “Circle wagon” appeared once

  14. Oh So Curious • Tiny Devlin: “Now people will realize HIV isn’t just a disease for gay white men.” • An issue at “the bottom of the totem pole” • Sexism and Racism go hand-in-hand for Native American women in Hollywood • American Indians portrayed as alcoholics • No mention of Alaska Natives in ANILCA • Unclear who is Eskimo and who is not • Alaska Native vs. American Indian

  15. AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL GROUPINGS:- Apache- Cherokee- Chippewa- Choctaw- Creek- Iroquois- Lumbee- Navaho- Pueblo- Sioux ALASKA NATIVE- Alaskan Athabaskan- Aleut- Eskimo- Tlingit-Haida Source: U.S. Census Bureau Alaska Native vs. American IndianThe term “American Indian or Alaska Native” refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

  16. Some Statistics • Alaska Native student drop-out rate: 10% • Alaska Native adults with a 4-year degree: 6% • Homicide data included 2 murdered American Indians • Audit of gifted schools shows that 17 schools did not have American Indian enrollment • In the district, 88% of students (12% of total enrollment) were Alaska Natives or American Indians

  17. Fin Thanks for your ears And thank you Stephen “Mother Teresa” Lam for being you…and being able to use Excel better than we can.

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