News Media and the Indigenous Fight for Federal Recognition

"""Who is an Indian and who decides? These important questions are at the center of Azocar's research, which challenges the centuries-long efforts of the U.S. government--aided by racist media stereotypes--to 'erase' Indigenous peoples in America. Azocar confronts this shameful legacy directly, documenting bureaucratic obstacles to federal recognition as well as the mainstream media's willful ignorance of Indigenous histories, cultures, and perspectives."" --John Coward, University of Tulsa This book is eye-opening academic research on ""history"", identity and millions of dollars connected to avoiding erasure. A must read for scholars. --Victoria LaPoe, Ohio University This is an excellent treatise on paper genocide. Azocar expertly describes the impact of forces that combine to deny the legal existence of Native nations: structural and institutional racism and news coverage that ignores tribal sovereignty and conflates the federal acknowledgment process with the ability to operate casinos. This is a must read for any journalist covering Indian Country. --Patty Loew, Northwestern University"