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A Critical Case Study Of Selected United States History Textbooks From A Tribal Critical Race Theory Perspective, Gary Padgett
A Critical Case Study Of Selected United States History Textbooks From A Tribal Critical Race Theory Perspective, Gary Padgett
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The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the portrayal of American Indians in U.S. textbooks selected for review in Hillsborough County, Florida's 2012 textbook adoption. The study identified which of the textbooks under consideration contained the greatest amount of information dedicated to American Indians. The study then analyzed how that information was portrayed. The exploratory questions that guided this study were, how are American Indians portrayed in five selected U.S. history textbooks? It also addresses the question, under what conditions can Tribal Critical Race Theory help illuminate how American Indians are portrayed in textbooks? The methodology used …