However, the response by DC was not so remarkable, as I recall. The nabisco shredded wheat used to come in a box with carboard separators between the biscuits. Each liner had biographies of famous Indian leaders, such as Rain-in-the-Face; outstanding events and constructions, etc. (can’t remeber them all). Also, maria tallcheif was not only an outstanding ballerina but was accessible to the puiblic. (rock star). What is novel is the emphasis on living Indians, such as Mohawk, not just the famous few and the historical contributions.

I suspect today, outside of Native areas (and even inside of Native areas) most people would emphasize the past-tense and the violence and the new Agey goobledy-gook.

Now, if you thought Indians were stereotyped, take a look at Eskimo people in cartoons, Cartoon ethnic eldercare stereotyping 2 and Ethnic stereotyping and ageism

and then there are those truly novel people described by the “factual” press, see entry about 29 down at http://www.apstylebook.com/ask_editor.php