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as a native american myself, I have no recollection of anyone I know ever taking issue with this. I don't doubt there was someone somewhere complaining, but si
by PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
as a native american myself, I have no recollection of anyone I know ever taking issue with this.
I don't doubt there was someone somewhere complaining, but similar to the rename of the washington redkins, most of us didn't give a shit.
The most grumbling I've ever heard around this is complaints that pow-wow's are too commercialized but, if anything, that was criticizing our own tribes.
- eschaton 3y agoThe popular phrase was “my culture is not a costume” at the time. I also remember a bit of encouragement to distinguish between native and native-inspired fashion on the one hand and mimicry and stereotyping on the other.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y agoI don't doubt there were people making noise, but I live in a state that's known for Native Americans (I'm sure you can guess) and it just wasn't a concern for anyone I know. It's the old adage about a few loud people.