‘Killing’ the True Story of First Nations: The Ethics of Constructing a Culture Apart

New Discourses on Energy Transition as an Opportunity for Reconciliation? Analyzing Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Communications in Media and Policy Documents

“…Though the lines are permeable, the social reproduction of knowledge through discourse is likely to influence audiences through such alignments. In a settler society, mainstream news media and public policy statements tend to sanction power asymmetry and convey certain representations of the colonized group in their writings (Fullerton & Patterson, 2008;Harding, 2006). Indigenous sources would generally counter those representations and offer counter narratives on issues of public interest.…”

Sacred Spaces: Cultural Hybridity and Boundaries for Visual Communication about the Hopi Tribe in Arizona

“…More than anything, scholars have been concerned about stereotyping and misrepresentations of indigenous peoples (Coward, 1999;Merskin, 2010;Weston, 1996). Scholars expressly criticize the behavior of journalists and other mass communicators with Native Americans, and thus reach for ethical and normative language to describe the problems and how to react (Antoine, 2011;Bird, 1996;Carstarphan & Sanchez, 2010;Daniels, 2006;Fullerton and Patterson, 2008;Jensen, 1994;LeValdo-Gayton, 2011;Murphy, 2010;Tallent, 2008Tallent, , 2011. Those types of ethical problems have led to efforts by indigenous peoples to control expressions about themselves (Murphy, 2010;Saharko, 2006).…”