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180 yrs ago Cherokees living in GA were rounded up at gunpoint, put in stockades & exiled on the Trail of Tears.
Generations later White ppl would make up a story that THEIR families were the ones who stayed behind—despite having no historical evidence & plenty to the contrary.
Generations later White ppl would make up a story that THEIR families were the ones who stayed behind—despite having no historical evidence & plenty to the contrary.
In walks a clueless @nytimes reporter, who instead of fact checking the claims of fraudulent tribes, allows them to speak for and over actual Native people.
This does not strengthen our political representation or power, it dilutes it @MaggieAstor. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/us/politics/georgia-native-american-voters.html
This does not strengthen our political representation or power, it dilutes it @MaggieAstor. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/us/politics/georgia-native-american-voters.html
It is entirely possible for non-Native reporters to understand that there are white people who fraudulently claim to be Native and to learn how to fact check those claims.
@adamelmahrek reporting for @latimes is a good example: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-31/native-american-tribes-alabama-minority-contracts
@adamelmahrek reporting for @latimes is a good example: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-31/native-american-tribes-alabama-minority-contracts
But it requires the reporter and the paper to understand the community they are writing about.
The problem with @nytimes isn’t about diversity. Their coverage of Native Americans is so poor it doesn’t meet the basic standards of journalism—like being factually accurate.
The problem with @nytimes isn’t about diversity. Their coverage of Native Americans is so poor it doesn’t meet the basic standards of journalism—like being factually accurate.
