To prepare for your initial post, begin by reading Alli Joseoph’s article

To prepare for your initial post, begin by reading Alli Joseoph’s article, "With Disney’s Moana, Hollywood Almost Gets it Right: Indigenous People Weigh In" (pp. 537-542). What set of circumstances might lead Native Americans to feel they have a say in the representations of Pacific Islanders in popular culture, a stake not shared by white Americans, for example? Second, what challenges do groups like Native Americans and Pacific Islanders, both of which have been historically marginalized in the larger society, face in finding common ground?