Gendered construction of the American Indian in popular media

Journal of Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 61-83

  Bird, S Elizabeth ^a  

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EID: 0033425169     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.1999.tb02805.x     Document Type: Article

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