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it’s about so much more than cultural appropriation, Yknow? (that’s important too) but to wear fake versions of our traditional dress from a white company when traditional dress & practices were illegal for us 50 years ago in some places is ugly
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also, hypersexualization is a big contributor to the MMIW epidemic—it’s about keeping our women safe, women who are 12x more likely to go missing & be victims of violence.
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got into a debate on Facebook about this and the guy was trying to simplify it into being “mad about costumes” but it’s so much more than that…
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anyways support indigenous art. Support handmade beadwork. Do not give your money to “native inspired” companies. Support water protectors at line3.
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a research paper analyzing native culture representation in media and its effect on MMIW statistics:
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just adding one more research paper so I can find it easier later if needed:
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