Growing Up Indian: Treatment With Urban Indian Adolescents.

Clark, Rose L.; Witko, Tawa M.

doi:10.1037/11422-009

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“…These mascots decrease Native individuals’ self-esteem, community worth, and achievement-related aspirations (Fryberg et al, 2008; Fryberg & Watts, 2010) and increase stress and depression (LaRocque et al, 2011). The use of Native mascots also increases stereotyping of (e.g., Burkley et al, 2017) and discrimination against Native Americans (e.g., Chaney et al, 2011; Clark & Witko, in press). Despite these robust findings, media coverage of polls conducted by non-Native organizations often argue that Natives’ endorsement of these mascots is sufficient justification for their continued use (Cox et al, 2016; The Washington Post , 2013; Vargas, 2019).…”

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Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots

Fryberg

Eason

Brady

et al. 2020

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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While major organizations representing Native Americans (e.g., National Congress of American Indians) contend that Native mascots are stereotypical and dehumanizing, sports teams with Native mascots cite polls claiming their mascots are not offensive to Native people. We conducted a large-scale, empirical study to provide a valid and generalizable understanding of Native Americans’ ( N = 1,021) attitudes toward Native mascots. Building on the identity centrality literature, we examined how multiple aspects of Native identification uniquely shaped attitudes toward mascots. While Native Americans in our sample generally opposed Native mascots, especially the Redskins, attitudes varied according to demographic characteristics (e.g., age, political orientation, education) and the strength of participants’ racial–ethnic identification. Specifically, stronger Native identification (behavioral engagement and identity centrality) predicted greater opposition. Results highlight the importance of considering the unique and multifaceted aspects of identity, particularly when seeking to understand Native people’s attitudes and experiences.

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Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots

Fryberg

Eason

Brady

et al. 2020

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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“…However, once they arrived there were few governmental supports and unemployment, poverty, experiences of racism and oppression, and social and cultural isolation prevailed (Witko, ). Navigating these hardships without the support of their close‐knit tribal communities led to feelings of hopeless, disempowerment, and traumatic stress (Clark & Witko, ). Now, over 50 years later, and with over 70% of AIs now living in urban areas, we still know very little about the social and cultural landscapes of these communities.…”

Section: Youth Mental Health Needs In An Urban American Indian Communmentioning

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American Indian Researcher Perspectives on Qualitative Inquiry About and Within American Indian Communities

Walden

West

2019

American J of Comm Psychol

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Highlights• Conducting research on American Indian (AI) issues may present unique challenges for AI researchers.• Here, two AI researchers reflect upon qualitative research focused on AI issues and/or communities.• Their reports highlight the need to increase personal and institutional support for AI researchers.Abstract It is presumed that Indigenous researchers are optimally positioned to conduct research about or within their own or other Indigenous communities. However, these researchers may still experience challenges, barriers, and distressing events that are important to identify. Qualitative inquiry may be a particularly vulnerable context for Indigenous researchers given the nature of data collection methods and an emphasis on researcherparticipant relationships. This paper details the personal reflections of two American Indian (AI) researchers who carried out qualitative research focused on AI issues and/ or communities. The first project examined undergraduate students' opinions of the use of AI imagery in the form of a race-based university mascot. The second was a study of the mental health needs of AI youth and families in an urban community. Several themes characterized both of their experiences and might be generalizable to others working in these contexts: (a) coping with racism and microaggressions; (b) the role and impact of identity politics; (c) community insider/outsider tension; and (d) managing personal distress associated with the research topics and process. These themes are discussed to illuminate ways that Indigenous researchers,

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“…Though the use of ethnic imagery in sports branding has received extensive media attention, little research has investigated its effects. The research that does exist has focused largely on the effects of ethnic imagery use on members of the caricaturized ethnic population (Clark & Witko, 2006; Fryberg, Markus, Oyserman, & Stone, 2008; Staurowsky, 1999) with minimal attention to its effects on the attitudes of the broader population. These potential secondary effects are important given the current widespread use of ethnic imagery despite compelling arguments for its cessation (e.g., APA, 2005; Chamberlin, 1999).…”

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Activating stereotypes with brand imagery: The role of viewer political identity

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The use of ethnic imagery in visual identities of brands, such as those used by professional sports franchises, has long been a contentious issue in American society. This research investigates the oft‐voiced argument that ethnic brand imagery perpetuates negative stereotypes (a claim that has been subject to very little empirical scrutiny) and identifies conditions under which encountering such brand imagery strengthens both positive and negative implicit stereotypes. Within the context of American Indian brand imagery, two laboratory experiments (Studies 1 and 2) and a quasi‐experimental field study (Study 3) revealed that the effects of ethnic brand imagery on stereotypes depend on the viewer's political identity. Exposure to ethnic brand imagery strengthened implicit stereotypes only among more liberal individuals, consistent with the idea that liberals tend to hold more malleable views. These findings demonstrate measurable negative effects of ethnic brand imagery on implicit stereotypes and support the view that the use of such imagery can carry detrimental societal consequences.

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Growing Up Indian: Treatment With Urban Indian Adolescents.

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots

Unpacking the Mascot Debate: Native American Identification Predicts Opposition to Native Mascots

American Indian Researcher Perspectives on Qualitative Inquiry About and Within American Indian Communities

Activating stereotypes with brand imagery: The role of viewer political identity

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