Blue Corn Comics - The Harm of Native Stereotyping : Facts and Evidence

In the document their is different testimonies. Sherman Alexie here says that he prefers White people and identifie himself as a White because Whites are heroes for him.

Kriten Dross, the teacher, plays a game of Indians with children : A group "attack" an other like Whites and Native Americans but the other group was heart and said "Don't attack us ! Please"

Maybe there is an impact on the teenagers because it is difficult to identify themselves with this stereotypical image. Maybe they have a low self-esteem. They can feel inferior. They lack pride. Some of them commit suicide, they feel depressed because of this and they can become drug-addicts or drunkards.