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Indigenous peoples and other marginalized groups are often not represented in state- and corporate-run media. In what ways have indigenous groups sought to use different media to both preserve their culture and tell their stories to the outside world? What sorts of transnational linkages are available to them to assert their own identities and needs in the global arena? What are the promises and pitfalls of these linkages? What approach would you take to work with an indigenous or marginalized group to tell their story? Give specific examples to support your answer. Draw on the following four authors in your answer: Smith, Halkin, Murillo, Ginsburg.
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Running head: INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND THE MEDIA
Indigenous Groups and the Media
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INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND THE MEDIA
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Indigenous people and other marginalized groups lack representation in state and
corporate-run media. However, they have sought to use different media to both preserve their
culture and tell their stories to the outside world. The indigenous people represent themselves in
various media forms which include feature film, animations, documentary, digital archiving,
video art, among other media forms to ensure that their culture is preserved and also shared to
the outside world (Ginsburg, 2008). Among the various forms of media include the animated
films for children which are produced by Indigenous-owned companies in the U.S. and Canada
whereby the indigenous display share their culture with the outside world.
There is also a documentary which covers the way the Ticuna Indians of Brazil express
their culture to the international community through collaborating with indigenous media to
create a CD-ROM about the knowledge and rituals of the Ticuna. The indigenous scholar’s and
artists have also introduced various projects which share their culture over the internet as a way
of preserving their culture and also to share their story with the international communi...
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