What the Canadian Public is Being Told About the More than 1200 Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: A Content and Context Analysis of Major Mainstream Canadian Media, 2014-2015
“…These studies show that Canadian news media underrepresent indigenous female victims and depict them in stereotypical, negative ways (Drache et al, 2016;Gilchrist, 2010;Jiwani & Young, 2006).…”
Section: The Media Representation Of Native American Femalesmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Thankfully, the 2017 major motion picture Wind River , a murder‐mystery about the death of a Native American girl on reservation land, brought much‐needed attention to the high victimization rates Native American females face (Tileva, ). Although research on the media portrayals of Native American female victims in the United States is lacking, there have been several studies examining the depictions of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada (Drache, Fletcher, & Voss, ; Gilchrist, ; Jiwani & Young, ). These studies show that Canadian news media underrepresent indigenous female victims and depict them in stereotypical, negative ways (Drache et al, ; Gilchrist, ; Jiwani & Young, ).…”
Section: The Media Representation Of Native American Femalesmentioning
There is a large body of literature examining the media portrayals of white females as both victims and offenders in crime news, but very little is known about how minority females—including Black, Latina, Middle Eastern, Native American, and Asian women and girls—are portrayed in these roles. In this literature review, I discuss general stereotypes surrounding women of color and their depictions within crime news stories as both victims and offenders. An examination of crime news media portrayals of minority females reveals that outdated and harmful stereotypes provide media personnel frames with which to write their stories. The negative portrayals of minority women and girls—as both victims and offenders—serve to reinforce racist beliefs and affect how consumers view political issues.
“…These studies show that Canadian news media underrepresent indigenous female victims and depict them in stereotypical, negative ways (Drache et al, 2016;Gilchrist, 2010;Jiwani & Young, 2006).…”
Section: The Media Representation Of Native American Femalesmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Thankfully, the 2017 major motion picture Wind River , a murder‐mystery about the death of a Native American girl on reservation land, brought much‐needed attention to the high victimization rates Native American females face (Tileva, ). Although research on the media portrayals of Native American female victims in the United States is lacking, there have been several studies examining the depictions of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada (Drache, Fletcher, & Voss, ; Gilchrist, ; Jiwani & Young, ). These studies show that Canadian news media underrepresent indigenous female victims and depict them in stereotypical, negative ways (Drache et al, ; Gilchrist, ; Jiwani & Young, ).…”
Section: The Media Representation Of Native American Femalesmentioning
There is a large body of literature examining the media portrayals of white females as both victims and offenders in crime news, but very little is known about how minority females—including Black, Latina, Middle Eastern, Native American, and Asian women and girls—are portrayed in these roles. In this literature review, I discuss general stereotypes surrounding women of color and their depictions within crime news stories as both victims and offenders. An examination of crime news media portrayals of minority females reveals that outdated and harmful stereotypes provide media personnel frames with which to write their stories. The negative portrayals of minority women and girls—as both victims and offenders—serve to reinforce racist beliefs and affect how consumers view political issues.
“…The lack of media attention to MMIWG implies that these women are not “worthy” victims as compared to other women (Stillman, 2007). This message has led to grassroots and community advocacy on the part of family and friends in Indigenous communities, including using social media to advocate for their loved ones (Drache et al., 2016). Cecelia Barber Finona, 59, Murdered .…”
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) are victims of pervasive violence that began centuries ago, one that has gone unrecognized by governments, institutions, and society as a whole. To fight this silencing, Native communities have come together to decolonize the narrative, advocate for MMIWG, and honor the lost lives of their daughters, sisters, and matriarchs. We provide an overview of the history of MMIWG, the lack of response by the US government, and the decolonial action and advocacy by Native communities. However, we also go far beyond the typical academic article, in that we present both the factual information behind MMIWG and the emotional weight that each of the authors and those we know carry. We have incorporated stories, pictures, art, and the names of MMIWG to illustrate the ongoing reality of the attempted genocide of Native women and girls. We pray that this article aids in the honoring of our lost sisters and their families while bringing awareness of this tragedy to the eyes of those who can join us in fighting the silence.
“…As mentioned in a previous discussion section, scholars have also documented a lack of media coverage devoted to missing Indigenous women in particular (Cripps, 2021;Drache et al, 2016;Gilchrist, 2010), and Indigenous issues in general (Harding, 2005;. When the media does discuss Indigenous victims, they are often portrayed in a negative manner (Jiwani, 2009;Jiwani & Young, 2006).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, the primary argument made by one of the most notable modern social movements, Black Lives Matter, is that BIPOC lives are systematically devalued in comparison to White lives (White et al, 2021). In Canada, several researchers have criticized the type and amount of media attention devoted to missing and murdered Indigenous women (e.g., Cripps, 2021;Drache et al, 2016;Gilchrist, 2010). For instance, Gilchrist (2010) demonstrated that missing Indigenous women receive three and a half times less coverage as compared to missing White women, suggesting Indigenous victims are devalued in Canadian society.…”
In recent years, a number of highly-publicized lethal police use of force (UoF) encounters have occurred in both Canada and the United States, sparking several social movements and causing public debate about officer accountability. The primary aim of this project is to increase our understanding of jurors' legal decision-making in trials involving police UoF by exploring what jurors discuss during deliberations in simulated trials and evaluating whether the race of the victim affects individual verdicts and deliberation content. Canadian jury eligible participants (N = 78) watched and listened to a fictional trial involving a police officer charged with manslaughter. The victim's race was manipulated to be either White or Indigenous. After rendering individual pre-deliberation verdicts, participants took part in a 60-minute deliberation session, then rendered individual post-deliberation verdicts. Study 1a investigated the relationship between victim race, jurors' perceived police legitimacy, and individual verdict decisions. Although victim race did not have a statistically significant effect on pre-deliberation verdicts, the odds of jurors rendering a guilty post-deliberation verdict was more than 16 times higher when the victim was White as opposed to Indigenous. Study 1b investigated how victim race and police legitimacy relate to the deliberation content of the juries. Analyses indicated that both of these variables play a significant role in jury deliberations. Specifically, jurors were significantly more likely to provide "anti-defendant" and "pro-prosecution" utterances when the victim was White, as compared to Indigenous. Additionally, jurors with negative perceptions of police were significantly more likely to utter "anti-defendant" statements. Overall, this study suggests that, contrary to the assumption of the Canadian legal system, victim race influences legal decision-making in trials involving officer UoF.
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