Stereotype of the Year loser
TIME mag:  Gaming "given" to some tribes, not others

Stereotype of the Year dishonorable mention
Europeans wanted only to civilize cannibalistic "thugs"

December 2002

Swatch sells a reddish, fringed "Squaw" watch for men Gangs' New York City "a city of tribes and war chiefs" McCaleb:  Trust fund plaintiffs have no basis for case TIME mag:  "Aid" to wealthy tribes robs poor tribes Bizarro implies Indians still eat buffalo and pemmican Foster's claims Native casino gambling exploits Natives Safire:  Gaming rife with fraud, corruption, intimidation Sioux Red Shirt says Eastern Indians aren't real Indians TIME mag:  Non-Natives bankroll "instant reservations" TIME mag:  Greedy tribes disenroll legitimate members TIME mag:  Gaming "given" to some tribes, not others Raymond's mother called "Sitting Bull" for stubbornness Native woman denied alcohol-based hairspray in store Mormon questions belief that Indians are lost Israelites Headline:  "Cowboys Skin Redskins for Thanksgiving"

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention THE LOSER! THE LOSER! THE LOSER!

November 2002

Tulsa World claims Indians don't believe in sacred sites O'Brien:  Native astronaut sent to convert Mir to casino Website uses "Injun" stereotypes to satirize Christians Indian "skinwalker" babe turns into wolf on Smallville Poor Native health is caused by "poor lifestyle choices" Fashion layout depicts "stoic" Natives "getting restless" WSJ:  "Smoke signals" suggest Indians stole SD election Dickey:  Indian "gambling monopolies" are "reparations"

Dishonorable mention THE LOSER!

October 2002

NYT article claims pre-Columbian Indians were unhealthy Indian lobbying called "one of the most corrupting forces" Native "mooches" depend on "cradle-to-grave socialism" Illiterate SD Indians may cheat at the polls with translators Dave Barry column implies Natives had "sex with caribou" Sons of Italy file purports to correct Columbus "fictions" Europeans brought democracy, liberty, rights to Natives Loincloth-clad Indian has mystic powers in Mexican Blow Europeans wanted only to civilize cannibalistic Indian "thugs" Columnist thinks cultural genocide means language loss "Braves" protesters dress like Plains Indians in cartoon Redeye comic strip uses Plains clichés, calls woman "squaw" Mascot does "war dance," chops body at Okla. school Sopranos episode features Indian and Italian stereotypes Anglo "Two Feathers" says Southeast Indians used tipis

Dishonorable mention THE LOSER!

August-September 2002

Novel employs "embarrassing" Indian dialog, mysticism Army suggests missing soldier is AWOL, hiding on rez Creationist website says Incas coexisted with dinosaurs Baby seal ad implies the Inuit aren't in tune with nature Columnist:  Aztec "dining habits" involved eating hearts Window/siding company uses Cherokee "chief" as logo Big Mountain article fails to note Hopi/Navajo conflict Zippy comic strip shows big Pocahontas beside teepee Zippy comic strip shows Crazy Horse as a nature lover WSJ:  "Bureau of Casino Affairs" and "tribes" run casinos Bizarro shows chief giving away the West in bingo game Vanilla Coke commercial impugns Eskimos' sexuality Native culture is "no more authentic" than Indian Guides Greeting card shows sheep dressed as an Indian chief

Dishonorable mention THE LOSER!

July 2002

Meet the Marks show:  whites in regalia dance, chant Lazarus:  Casinos break "covenant" against monopolies Belgian soup TV ad shows Plains Indians with lip plates National Geographic:  only 1 million Natives pre-1492 Norrell claims Hopi sovereignty is "apartheid attitude" "True portrait" of Juan Diego has a full beard, light skin Arrow Chevrolet mascot is a naked, big-nosed Indian Bizarro shows chief in teepee narrating faux TV story Peanuts strip shows Snoopy with arrows in his back Connecticut Indian killer called "an authentic state hero" Casino foe:  Nipmucs are getting "too close for comfort" Natives don't educate selves, get jobs, or pay for things Mixed Media cartoon mocks Chief Rain-in-the-Face Casino foe:  Tribes spend "taxpayer money" on votes Family Circus shows Zippy the Pinhead on totem pole Canadian lawyer compares Native activists to terrorists Whites blame Apaches, refuse to serve them, after fire Columnist thinks northern Plains is "real" Indian country

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention

June 2002

Windtalkers depicts Indian GIs as white man's burden Yaffe:  Chiefs stretch hands for money but do nothing Dolphin:  "Spoiled rotten" Indians get everything free Tech columnist says Hopi are more reliable than Navajo Museum to sell prints of flawed "Custer's Last Fight" Website:  Indians invisible until casinos offered money Canada's aboriginals are "sedentary welfare-collectors" Lakota are "uniformly virtuous" noble savages in Spirit Alberta govt. proposes Native theme parks with tipis Non Sequitur panel:  Blanketed chiefs greet Columbus

Dishonorable mention THE LOSER!

May 2002

Greeting card shows two chiefs choosing "funny name" BBC:  Yanomami are "the meanest people on the planet" WSJ decries rich Indians with motorboats in driveways Christian site:  Natives practice astrology, sacred sex Genocide called "one of the less embarrassing tragedies" Yahoo auctions "Great Apache," "Princess Rain" dolls Bizarro shows primitive Indians "vacationing" in desert Coworker tells Indian woman to convert to Christianity Popé called "murderer" for killing Spanish conquerors Painted doll represents "forbidden" Indian-white love French "Smart Buffalo" resembles big-nosed aardvark Cartoon shows chief and boy wanting to be mascots

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention

April 2002

Family Circus shows boy playing Indian casino owner Student sings of Columbus's "discovery" at an assembly NBC Dateline:  American justice is the only valid justice Police pull over Sisseton youth for trivial car infractions Renault ad shows a car running over a Cheyenne "brave" Washington Post column says Indians get "reparations" Bizarro shows Mohawks with tipis and feather bonnets

Dishonorable mention THE LOSER!

March 2002

9-11 comic claims Indian, Army massacres were same Herman shows primitive men wielding huge tomahawk Tootsie Pop features "Chief Shooting Star" on wrapper "Shaman" video game:  Indian fights evil with "magic" Rush Limbaugh calls Native people "Injuns" repeatedly Website labels Indian beliefs and practices "demonic" Dior fashions inspired by Natives consist of hats, furs Novelty catalog sells savage Indian dolls, headdresses WSJ calls Gov. Pataki "big chief," "great white father" Futurama's Indians talk like Tonto, misuse peace pipe

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention

February 2002

Native wrestler "warriors" do war dances and cries Editorial trivializes Native belief in sacred mountains Students call Indian "Sitting Bull," do tomahawk chop GOP candidate thinks sovereignty "balkanizes" the US Fake Dept. of Justice fax alleges cannibalism in Guam Cartoon implies Indian history isn't valid school subject Native Barbie wears a buckskin "tribal princess" outfit Indians not part of Utah history in Olympics ceremony Judge tells aboriginal mother to mollify kids with heroin Chief justice implies Natives are "conquered people" MsSquaw.com is proud of its politically incorrect name Store sells chicken with "Top Chick" logo in headdress Church historians don't believe God chose Juan Diego Canada MP compares Native kids to suicide bombers Statue shows white teacher enlightening Indian youth

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention

January 2002

Editorial blames chiefs in SUVs for aboriginal problems Senior US official calls Bin Laden's followers "Indians" Aboriginal funding deprives "real people in real towns" Sculptor says Oñate statue "honors history, not heroes" MT politician:  Indians won't work like "normal" people Man claims to be lost white tablet-keeper of Hopi myth LA Times columnist says "Redskin" slur is unimportant

THE LOSER! Dishonorable mention

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