News Media and the Indigenous Fight for Federal Recognition

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
	A Story
	Chief Kenneth Adams’ Story
	Notes
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Federal Recognition, Jim Crow, and the News Media
	U.S. Government Congressional Acts
	White Supremacy—Relationship to the Embracement of Jim Crow and Eugenics
	The Role of the News Media: Analytic Frameworks
		Framing
		Agenda Setting
	Indigenous Standpoint Theory
	Linking Research Methodologies and Theoretical Bases to News Media
	Coverage of Federal Recognition
	Notes
Chapter 2: Who Is Indian and Who Decides?
	The Dawes Act
	Blood Quantum
	Notes
Chapter 3: Federal Recognition and White Supremacy
	Indian Reorganization Act
	Termination
		Importance of Federal Recognition
	The Process of Federal Recognition
	State Recognition and Tribes Without Recognition
	Jim Crow and the Racial Integrity Act of Virginia
	The Role of the U.S. Census in Eliminating Indians
	Notes
Chapter 4: Hegemony, Framing, and Agenda Setting in Indian Country
	Role of the News Media and their Influence on Politics: Hegemony, Framing, and Agenda Setting
	History of Frames with Indian Stereotypes Arise
		News Coverage of Native Americans
	In-Group Bias
	Notes
Chapter 5: Indigenous Standpoint Theory and News Coverage
	Notes
Chapter 6: History of News Coverage of Federal Recognition
	Framing of Federal Recognition and Casinos
	Notes
Chapter 7: Forty years of News Coverage of Federal Recognition
	News Coverage of Federal Recognition of Tribes
		Broadcast Sample
		Print/Online Stories
		Mainstream Media Findings
	Notes
Chapter 8: Coverage of the Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes
	A Brief History of the Virginia Tribes
	News Coverage of the Pamunkey Tribe
		Pre-Recognition to Recognition Sought Articles
		First Bill Introduced
		Bill Moves to Senate
		Recognition on Hold to Recognition Received
		Awaiting BIA Decision
		Recognition Announced Articles
		Post Recognition Articles
		Post Jordan Act Recognition Articles
		Casinos, Gaming, and Sovereignty
	News Coverage of the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Rappahannock, the Monacan, and the Nansemond
		The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes
		Pre-Recognition to Recognition Sought Articles
		Recognition Sought
		First Bill Introduced
		Bill Moves to Senate then Stalls
		Thomasina E. Jordan Act Introduced
		Pamunkey Tribe recognized through FAP
		Six Tribes Recognized
	Agenda Setting and the Virginia Indians
	Notes
Chapter 9: Indigenous News Coverage of Federal Recognition
	Indigenous News Coverage of the Six Virginia Tribes
	Notes
Chapter 10: Perspectives from Native Journalists and Legal Experts on Covering Federal Recognition: Indigenous Standpoint Theory in Action
	Framing
	Sourcing
	Structure
	Advice to Non-Indigenous Journalists and Media
	Notes
Chapter 11: Federal Recognition Does Not Equate to Casinos
	Cabazon’s Effect on News Coverage
	Notes
Chapter 12: Indigenous Standpoint Journalism for Non-Indigenous Journalists
	Implementing Indigenous Standpoint Theory
	Notes
Epilogue
	Notes
Appendix A Broadcast News Sources Indexed by Lexis Nexis
Appendix B Magazines Indexed by ProQuest
Appendix C U.S. Indigenous News Sources Indexed by Ethnic News Watch
Appendix D List of the Mainstream Broadcast Stories that Included References to Federal Recognition
Appendix E Questions Posed to Lee Fleming, Director of the Office of Acknowledgment
Bibliography
Index
About the Author