Insider/Outsider Debate

Just like Harris and Sims Bishop, in the article "I Am The Canon: Finding Ourselves In Multiculturalism," I believe that 'insiders' or members of a specific culture/classification should be the ones' to produce this multicultural literature. I do however believe that this literature can be further developed or enhanced with the consent of the author by "outsiders." In class, we discussed the value in presenting our students with accurate information; the question's were posed, "is it better to provide ANY form of  information (just so the group can be represented or accurate information?" It is my opinion that accurate information is the only option. This also leads me to  think about how messed up a story gets when it is told on someone else's behalf. Often time's when a story is passed along, key parts are left out and misstated. Finally, just as in these four articles, author's have different beliefs about what multiculturalism is, what it should represent and who the audience is. Therefore, I personally believe that literature would more reliable if it was written by the population it is  addressing.