Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction First Nations' Voices Speak Out

Name: Indian Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction First Nations' Voices Speak Out
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ISBN: 9780292706125

ISBN-10: 029270612X

ISBN-13: 9780292706125

Edition: 2005

Authors: Sierra S. Adare, Sierra Adare

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"These shows made me sad, reminding me of all my people have lost due to forced or voluntary assimilation into white society. Our language, our traditions, our history, our stories, our identity, they have all been diminished." A study participant According to an early 1990s study, 95 percent of what college students know about Native Americans was acquired through the media, leading to widespread misunderstandings of First Nations peoples. Sierra Adare contends that negative "Indian" stereotypes do physical, mental, emotional, and financial harm to First Nations individuals. At its core, this book is a social study whose purpose is to explore the responses of First Nations peoples to…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 3/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

SIERRA S. ADARE, of Laramie, Wyoming, is an independent scholar, a documentary filmmaker for Educational Fundamentals, and a member of the Word Craft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers. She has been a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University’s American Indian Program and an instructor at Haskell Indian Nations University.



Acknowledgments


Discussion of Terms Used


Introduction



First Nations Voices on Hollywood "Indians"


Selection of Participants


Videotaped Clips


Survey 1


Survey 2


Shoshone Survey Groups


Interviews of First Nations Individuals


Summary of Methodological Strengths and Weaknesses



It's All in the Label


The Label Begins


The Collective "Indian"


Origins of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly "Indian" Stereotypes


Hollywood Picks Up the Stereotypes


Overview of "Indian" Stereotypes in TV Science Fiction



Future "Indians," Past Stereotypes


My Favorite Martian "Go West, Young Martian, Go West, Part II"


Star Trek "The Paradise Syndrome"


Star Trek: Voyager "Tattoo"


First Nations Peoples' Assessment of Futuristic "Indian" Stereotypes


Common Threads



Shoshones and Non-Shoshones Assess Quantum Leap "Freedom": A Special Showing


Quantum Leap "Freedom"


First Nations Peoples' Assessment of the Stereotypical Depictions of Shoshones in "Freedom"


Shoshones' Take on the Stereotypical Depictions of Shoshones in "Freedom"


Common Threads



Sky Spirits in Space: "Indian" Spirituality and the Small Screen


The Adventures of Superman "Test of a Warrior"


Star Trek: The Next Generation "Journey's End"


Star Trek: Voyager "The Cloud"


First Nations Peoples' Assessment of "Indian" Spirituality as Depicted in Science Fiction TV Shows


Common Threads



Visions for the Future


Analysis of Common Threads: Positive and Negative Comments on Stereotypical Depictions of "Indians" in the Science Fiction TV Episodes


Participant Reactions While Viewing the Episodes


Common Threads in the Star Trek Universe


Common Threads in "Indian" Spirituality


Other Common Threads


The Depiction of Shoshones on Quantum Leap "Freedom"


What First Nations Peoples Would Like to See


Conclusion and Epilogue


Epilogue



Survey 1 Form: Stereotyping Indigenous Peoples in Science Fiction TV Shows


Appendix B


Appendix C


Appendix D


Appendix E


Appendix F


Notes


Bibliography


Index