ABC News Anchor Refers to Indigenous People as "Creatures" in Reference to Native American Heritage Month

Indigenous people were referred to as "Indigenous creatures" on national television on Thursday.

There is a possibility that this could be the case.

When we return, we will look at Indigenous creatures taking Hollywood and pop-culture by storm.

The mistake hasn't been corrected and the news company hasn't issued an explanation to the error, but it was captured and published on TikTok

Brooke was taken back when she first saw it. For outsiders looking in, that misuse of words could be a harmless mistake, but for Indigenous people it's a reminder of the distrust and broken relationship we have with the media.

The video has had more than 730,000 views, thousands of shares, and a lot of chatter on social media.

Injun Comedy said in a post on Facebook that they are "Indigenous creatures" now. The group has more than 225,000 followers and has already posted links to merchandise with the text "Indigenous creatures."

The Native Hoop Magazine defended an ABC News article about Native American Heritage month. The clip of ABC News calling us indigenous creatures was taken out of context. A link to the network's publication of the story was shared by it. The story was about several Native American people, such asReservation Dogs andPrey, in hit- serious stories.

"We don't want them to honor us once a year for Native American Heritage month." They should run stories on our missing men, women, and children all year long.

The previous version of the article named Amy Robach as the anchor who referred to Native Americans as "Indigenous creatures." A reporter from ABC made a reference.

The author is a reporter for Native News Online who is based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Thompson has reported on political unrest, tribal sovereignty, and Indigenous issues for a number of media outlets. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Voice of America. He received a bachelor's degree in Criminology and Law Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Dthompson@nativenewsonline.net can be reached.