Framing Indigenous–Settler Relations within British Columbia's Modern Treaty Context: A Discourse Analysis of the Maa-nulth Treaty in Mainstream Media

• Main Authors: Vanessa Sloan Morgan, Heather Castleden
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Western Ontario 2014
• Subjects: Indigenous–settler relations; Maa-nulth Treaty; First Nations; British Columbia; Canada; comprehensive land claims; media; settler colonialism; discourse analysis; Political science; J; Social Sciences; H
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/13d24f019047449a8779f1457155c390

Media plays an integral role in (re)producing our social construction of reality. When viewed in light of Canada’s colonial legacy, media’s power has undoubtedly been implicated in circumscribing Indigenous peoples and Indigenous–settler relations. Employing a discourse analysis of mainstream media...