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This chapter explores the impact of European-produced toy “Indians” on understandings of North American Indian peoples and their lifeways1 by drawing on the cognitive theory of stereotyping. Stereotyping refers to socioculturally shared mental images that, in simple terms, assists us in comprehending our world. Through examining European-produced toy “Indians” through the lens of stereotyping theory, an exploration can be made of the potential cognitive ideas that European children develop about North American Indian peoples.
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Welch, C. (2013). Teepees and Totem Poles: Toy Representations of North American Indians in European Popular Culture for Children. In: Mackay, J., Stirrup, D. (eds) Tribal Fantasies. Studies in European Culture and History. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137318817_6
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