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IllumiNative and USC Cite ‘Reservation Dogs,’ ‘Yellowstone’ and More in Native Representation in Television Report
llumiNative has partnered with the USC Norman Lear Center to release their latest research study, "Native Representation on Scripted Television."
The impact study showed that “Yellowstone” viewers were significantly less likely to agree than non-viewers that the U.S. should uphold treaties allowing Native Americans to control their own lands. “While it’s refreshing to see that the shows analyzed deployed stereotypes infrequently, the truth of the matter is that since the beginning of Hollywood, Native peoples have been subjected to negative depictions of our culture and history, and these have real impacts on attitudes and policy support.” The content analysis showed that two-thirds of the series analyzed had no Native talent working behind the camera, but the ones that did had better audience reception.
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