Native Identity: A Discourse

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By: Ruth Hopkins What makes one ‘Native?’  Mainstream society certainly attempts to define us by promoting stereotypes passed down from Old Hollywood movies, with stoic Italians painted red speaking broken English. Collegiate mascots depict us as brutal, war-mongering savages, and celebrities and hipster models who flood the public eye with sexualized, exploitative imagery when they pose wearing little more […]read more

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