Conclusion Understanding the enduring portrayals of Aboriginals in the media will help the general public and mainly other Aboriginals understand and acknowledge the stereotypes to get past them. Aboriginal peoples, doesn’t matter where in the world, are still victims to these stereotypes but as long as they’re acknowledged, Aboriginals will get past them. These stereotypes that are still present and they impact the non-aboriginals as much as they affect Aboriginal people. The acknowledgement of how it affects both sides is the first step to diminishing these stereotypes. Eager to get rid of these portrayals, a few Aboriginal leaders have taken the initiative and challenged these portrayals in hope to reverse the negative trend attached to
