THROUGH OUR LENS
Indigenous Sovereignty & Media
How does journalism reinforce or challenge colonial assumptions about Indigenous peoples and Native nations?
Non-Native news media have reinforced the invisibility of Indigenous peoples while focusing on their struggles and contributing to stereotypes. U.S. news coverage has often failed to name American Indians as the original stewards of the land, and struggles to treat Indigenous peoples as members of distinct, sovereign nations with their own governments, histories, varying levels of press freedom, and relationships to the United States.
Our coverage examines how journalism can reproduce or push back against colonial power and what reporting grounded in nuanced, specific Indigenous perspectives can look like. We also examine press freedom within Native nations, including how tribal laws, government structures, and resources shape the independence of Indigenous news organizations.
THROUGH OUR LENS
Indigenous Sovereignty & Media
How does journalism reinforce or challenge colonial assumptions about Indigenous peoples and Native nations?
Non-Native news media have reinforced the invisibility of Indigenous peoples while focusing on their struggles and contributing to stereotypes. U.S. news coverage has often failed to name American Indians as the original stewards of the land, and struggles to treat Indigenous peoples as members of distinct, sovereign nations with their own governments, histories, varying levels of press freedom, and relationships to the United States.
Our coverage examines how journalism can reproduce or push back against colonial power and what reporting grounded in nuanced, specific Indigenous perspectives can look like. We also examine press freedom within Native nations, including how tribal laws, government structures, and resources shape the independence of Indigenous news organizations.
How we think about our coverage
Journalism doesn't exist in a vacuum.
Every story is shaped by the institutions, assumptions, and power structures behind it. Our lenses help us examine not just what gets covered, but how news can better serve our communities.
How we do our coverage
Journalism doesn't exist in a vacuum.
Every story is shaped by the institutions, assumptions, and power structures behind it. Our lenses help us examine not just what gets covered, but how news can better serve our communities.
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