Stereotyping is a poor substitute for getting to know individuals at a more intimate, meaningful level. In this article, the author talks about the myths and stereotypes about Native Americans, and shares his view on the most important considerations that teachers and others might keep in mind when assessing curriculum, developing lesson plans, or…

This historical overview examines the media treatment of native peoples and includes the following: (1) the roots of modern stereotypes; (2) development and maturation, (3) contemporary responses, (4) music, and (5) other media. (RTS)

The ways in which James Welch's poetry and prose are used to overcome stereotypes of Native Americans are discussed. He was a great writer who developed unforgettable characters and scenes that enriched reader's experience.

In an attempt to understand how rival narratives of genocide compete even at the cost of disavowing other historical experiences, this article considers how the U.S. national media represented and framed Red Lake in the wake of Ward Churchill's emergence on the national radar. The first section of this article examines how nineteenth-century…

The author of "Indian Summer" responds to criticism by Mary Byler (Library Journal, February 15, 1974 p.546) that his book presents a stereotyped and derogatory picture of the American Indian. (JG)

Presenting Western-European nations of American Indians, this article presents a sabbatical view of American Indian culture from individual Europeans, "Indianists", museums, libraries and archives. (RTS)

It is of vital importance that children develop positive attitudes about ethnicity and race at an early age. Young children are not born with a racial bias, but by the time they reach high school they have often adopted the prejudices to which they have been exposed. In this article, the author discusses ways to help elementary school teachers…

The purpose of this article is to categorize the treatment of Indian people in the mass media and to show what Indian people themselves are doing to combat the after-effects of this assult. (Author/AH)

The main purpose of this paper was to show what the author, a Sioux Indian, regards as the lack of a balanced perspective in history books dealing with the American Indian--in particular the Indian in Minnesota history. The procedure used examines several textbooks which present a derogatory or unfair picture of the Indian. The paper includes…

Curriculum activities related to American Indians, including the use of children's books, are common in many U.S. schools; while some are appropriate, many are not. Teachers implementing inappropriate curriculum may be inexperienced, lack professional training, or have been seriously misinformed. Sometimes, teachers want to make the necessary…

The American Indian has been a common American motif, not recognized as part of the American present. As the modern American Indian woman moves into the White world of work, she often experiences a "double bind" as the object of both ethnic and sex role stereotypes. This paper examines the relationships between the job satisfaction of American…

Resources are suggested to help teachers develop more effective and less stereotypic instruction about Native Americans. (DF)

Criticizes a novel by Marilyn Harris as presenting a stereotypic and negative picture of American Indians, and a teacher's guide to the book as reinforcing the novel's distorted images. Also provides a reading list on native Americans. (GC)

Argues that, in "Island of the Blue Dolphins," Scott O'Dell offers a skeleton main character (Karana). Contends that O'Dell has sketched Karana as a stereotype and that readers complete her characterization, filling out the skeleton by perpetuating the stereotypes. Points out this trading of stereotype for true character development in…

"The Education of Little Tree," authored by Asa Carter (an ex-Ku Klux Klansman), was too eagerly embraced by classroom teachers. The book was as digestible as instant pudding for youngsters reared on televised versions of Indian life. A continued diet of "feel-good" New Age pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of…