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soydulcedeleche:

kemetically-ankhtified:

Questions to keep in mind:

• Who organized the event?
• Who does the struggle represent most?
• How long have people of color suffered at worst conditions from corporate greed?
• watch the videos: who’s mostly at the occupation?
• If people of color…

fyeahcap:

Non-native hipsters, I know that native imagery is trendy right now, that your friends are wearing it and the blogs and magazines you read are telling you to join in the fun. But when you and I look at those dreamcatcher earrings at the mall, I’m pretty sure we see different things. So I’d like to take a few minutes of your time to share my perspective, as a real live native person. Maybe in exchange for wearing my culture on your chest, you could allow me to suggest a slight re-jigging of your fashion trend.

I come from a family of artists, so I appreciate the aesthetic value of our artwork. My family is full of carvers, weavers, dancers, and singers. I’m lucky that way. But it isn’t just luck that allowed these artforms to be practiced today, it is years of political struggle and resistance.

For close to 100 years, in an effort to get rid of “the Indian problem” in Canada, the Indian Act made it illegal for us to practice our traditions. You see, non-native hipsters, your ancestors wanted to obliterate us in order to clear up the land for colonial expansion, and getting rid of our artforms and cultural practices was at the heart of those efforts. It was only the mid-1950s that this was written out of Canadian law, so that my relatives were no longer imprisoned for using our masks, blankets and other regalia in ceremonies.

A super article about cultural appropriation from Media Indigena by Sara Hunt.

Because FYCap can totally be hilarious and educational.

blue-cadet-3:

And for those of you who don’t live here, I wish I could send you some because hot damn.