Newspapers

2002 Reading Red Report (Native American Journalists Association)

casinos (government interactions)

mascots

life on the rez (mostly about conflict/poverty)

(remember, more Indians live off the reservation than on)

 

not included - preservation of culture (the biggest issue from a tribal perspective)

 

2007 Reading Red Report

arts and entertainment

education

casinos

 

Suggestions for improvement

training journalists in Native cultures (and building relationships - that wall of distrust exists)

making sure to get context (esp. historical) correct

getting representative sources from all sides

training Native journalists

 

 

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