UM Common Reading Experience 2016: Ten Little Indians

There are multiple Native American sites located along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Many have interpretive signage.

This trail, opened in summer 2016, is a self-guided driving tour located along or near Highway 61. This route parallels the Mississippi River.

MDAH public programming in Jackson, MS and other areas.

Published by the Meek School of Journalism. 2016.

Wikipedia listing of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States.

J. Anthony Cookson, Journal of Law and Economics, v. 53, 4. Nov. 2010

Barabara Wolfe, et al. Demography
May 2012, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp 499–524

In 1987, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians upholding the legal right of American Indian tribes to offer gaming on reservation lands. In the years since, tribal gaming has done what no other anti-poverty programme has been able to do in reversing the cycle of displacement and impoverishment of American Indians.

The place of the documentary in education, the relation of electronic media to traditionally oral cultures, and the desire to document disappearing cultural practices have influenced the adoption of the documentary genre by Native American filmmakers.

The article sets out to correct the misinformation that many in the U.S. have regarding Native American cultures and the best methods for teaching Native American children. The author writes that the correct nomenclature to use is Native American and that such peoples do not receive free federal or state money.

This article discusses some of the common misconceptions that most non-Indians have about the first peoples of America. Some of the popular myths about Indians that aren't true include the following: American Indians are a dying race, American Indians are easily identifiable, all American Indians live on a reservation, and American Indians feel honored by Indian mascots.

Investigates stereotyping of Native Americans by white college students; History of Native Americans; How media images of these people tend to be negative.

Media coverage of the institution of gambling, particularly casino gaming, has been occurring since the mid-1980s and, depending upon your geographic region, certain Indian tribes have been linked with its monetary success.

Addictive Behaviors, Volume 39, Issue 9, September 2014, Pages 1357–1360

Asa Revels and Janet Cummings. The American Indian Quarterly, Vol 38, 3, Summer 2014

Daniel L. Dickerson, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vo 65, June 2016, Pages 26–35

Prevention Science, August 2014, Volume 15, Issue 4, pp 526–535

Am J Public Health. 2014 June; 104(Suppl 3): S336–S342.