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Native America Calling: Exploiting trauma for clicks
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Exploiting trauma for clicks
A portrayal of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota by a YouTube personality with more than 2,000,000 subscribers is drawing criticism for focusing on stereotypes of poverty and substance abuse.
Tommy McGee, who goes by the name “Tommy G”, makes a name for himself producing what he calls “documentaries” that depict extremes of American life. His video from the reservation of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, called “The poorest place in America”, has more than 3,000,000 views.
The 42-minute video paints a picture primarily of meth and alcohol addiction, unemployment, squalor, and crime. But Pine Ridge residents, including one Native youth organization, say the video crosses the line into “poverty porn.”
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Melissa Greene-Blye (Miami Tribe of Oklahoma), professor of journalism at the University of Kansas
Kyle Mesteth (Oglala Lakota), CEO and founder of Ground Control in South Dakota
Clementine Bordeaux (Sicangu and Oglala Lakota), PhD in culture and performance from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a postdoctoral fellow with the University of California
Zaniyan Iron Eyes (Hunkpapa and Oglala Lakota), intergovernmental ambassador for the Native American Youth Organization (NAYO)
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