Promises Broken or Kept; President Biden’s 2020 Commitment and Administrative Actions Toward Tribal Nations Through Tribal Media Analysis
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gash, Alison | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wrobel, Aidan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-30T19:35:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-30T19:35:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Native Americans have endured centuries of systemic discrimination from the United States Federal Government, including severe voter disenfranchisement, and yet mobilized to the polls in an unprecedented turnout to elect Joseph Biden for presidency in 2020. This thesis explores themes of historical oppression, mobilization motivators, and presidential powers to understand President Biden’s commitment to upholding tribal self-governance and Nation-to-Nation relationships in his 2020 campaign. The study examines general attitudes in Native communities toward President Biden’s administrative actions through the analysis of tribal media to determine if Native Americans will return to the polls for President Biden in the 2024 presidential election. Utilizing the NewsBank database, articles were pulled from two tribal media sources; the Navajo Times and Indian Country Today. This thesis utilized discourse analysis to assess language and the mention of specific legislation to deduce generally positive or negative sentiments regarding President Biden’s action or inaction relating to tribal concerns. This study revealed an overwhelmingly positive sentiment regarding President Joe Biden’s fulfillment of campaign promises and dedication to Tribal Nations indicating support for his re-election campaign in 2024 in relation to his tribal commitments. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/30039 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | |
| dc.subject | Media | en_US |
| dc.subject | President | en_US |
| dc.subject | Campaign | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tribal | en_US |
| dc.subject | Voter | en_US |
| dc.title | Promises Broken or Kept; President Biden’s 2020 Commitment and Administrative Actions Toward Tribal Nations Through Tribal Media Analysis | |
| dc.type | Thesis/Dissertation |