Scalp headline an ethical lapse: Native American Journalists Association criticizes a newspaper for reference to genocidal practices.
“Referring to the act of scalping Indigenous people violates the dignity of men, women and children that were victims of the practice,” says the association.
“More importantly, such language downplays crimes now defined as genocide by human rights observers and glorifies such racially-motivated acts by ignoring context at the expense of Indigenous people.”
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