Seeing red : a history of Natives in Canadian newspapers

Anderson, Mark Cronlund 1960- (author.). Robertson, Carmen L., (author.).

Summary: Seeing Red is a groundbreaking study of how Canadian English-language newspapers have portrayed Aboriginal peoples from 1869 to the present day. From reports on the North-West Rebellion to coverage of the Oka Crisis, it presents overwhelming evidence that the colonial imaginary continues to dominate depictions of Aboriginal peoples and perpetuates an imagined Native inferiority that contributes significantly to the marginalization of Indigenous people in Canada. That such imagery persists to this day suggests strongly that our country, which prides itself on its commitment to multiculturalism and racial tolerance, is living in denial.

Record details

ISBN: 9780887557279 (paperback)
Physical Description: viii, 362 pages ; 23 cm
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Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

ch. One This Land Is Mine -- Rupert's Land Purchase, 1869 -- ch. Two Fifty-Six Words -- Treaty 3, 1873 -- ch. Three "Our Little War" -- North-West Rebellion, 1885 -- ch. Four Golden Rule -- Klondike Gold Rush, 1898-1905 -- ch. Five Poet, Princess, Possession -- Remembering Pauline Johnson, 1913 -- ch. Six Disrobing Grey Owl -- Death Of Archie Belaney, 1938 -- ch. Seven "Potential Indian Citizens?" -- Aboriginal People After World War II, 1948 -- ch. Eight Cardboard Characters -- White Paper, 1969 -- ch. Nine Bended Elbow News -- Anicinabe Park Standoff, 1974 -- ch. Ten Indian Princess/Indian "Squaw" -- Bill C-31, 1985 -- ch. Eleven Letters From The Edges -- Oka Crisis, 1990 -- ch. Twelve Back To The Future -- Prairie Centennial, 1905-2005.