The Influence of "Super Indian" on Native Youth

Bridgers, Antoinette

The Influence of "Super Indian" on Native Youth

dc.contributor.advisor	Shotton, Heather
dc.contributor.author	Bridgers, Antoinette
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Cobb-Greetham, Amanda
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Nelson, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-08T21:16:45Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-08T21:16:45Z
dc.date.issued	2017-05-12
dc.date.manuscript	2017-05
dc.description.abstract	This study examines the comic book “Super Indian” and the responses it elicits from Native youth between the ages of 9-15. The study includes ten self-identified Native American participants from Anadarko, Oklahoma, who represent various tribal Nations and were recruited through Anadarko Indian Education. The research utilizes an Indigenous research methodology and implemented the use of talking circles in order to collect the responses of the participants. The purpose of the research is to explore ways in which positive representations influence Native youth in addition to exposing the participants to a side of Native American literature that is often overlooked—graphic novels. The study finds that the positive representation of “Super Indian” empowered the participants and encouraged them to contribute to future positive Native American stories, images, and representations. It also shows that positive representations produce positive effects as well as strengthen the need to combat pre-existing negative representations with Native-created positive representations.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/50723
dc.language	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Influence of positive representation on Native youth	en_US
dc.subject	Native American youth	en_US
dc.subject	Positive Native American representation	en_US
dc.subject	Native American Comic Books	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Master of Arts	en_US
dc.title	The Influence of "Super Indian" on Native Youth	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of Native American Studies	en_US