That is, historically, Native Americans are portrayed as either a Noble Savage or an Ignoble Savage. To begin, Lacroix explains the history of the portrayal of Native American’s in American media and literature and states that there is a dualism in the main depictions of stereotypes. She attempts to expose this “new and more virulent form of racism that is reflected in the media stereotype of the ‘Casino Indian’”. All of these shows that are explored depict the “Casino Indian” stereotype in some fashion that draw upon age-old stereotypes that are harmful to the perception of this ethnic group. Lacroix thus looked at six different television shows that can still be accessed today, which allows for their continued circulation in the media. The author of this article, Celeste Lacroix, claims that the depictions of Native Americans in contemporary contexts reference age-old racist stereotypes of the Ignoble Savage while, at the same time, creating a new stereotype that she deems as the Casino Indian. In two of my prominent examples provided below, this stereotype can be found without difficulty.

An article entitled, “High Stakes Stereotypes: The Emergence of the ‘‘Casino Indian’’ Trope in Television Depictions of Contemporary Native Americans” talks about this tendency towards showing a certain type of Native American, specifically the “Casino Indian” stereotype. As we’ve seen, there is an extreme lack of diversity in the portrayal of Native Americans in today’s popular media, especially in popular adult cartoons.

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