Red Men’s Society
Red Men’s Society The Improved Order of Red Men is an organization of white people whose rituals and regalia are modeled after those assumed by white men to be Native American. Despite the name, the order was formed solely by, and for, white people....
Taking From the World Tree: Mythology and Cultural Appropriation
Taking From the World Tree: Mythology and Cultural Appropriation Defining the boundaries of cultural appropriation is a difficult matter…. by Rajan Khanna | August 28, 2012 The full article on the LitReactor website is here… Excerpt from the article… Cultural...
Why I’m Not a Shaman, and Neither Are You
Why I’m Not a Shaman, and Neither Are You Seven Questions for Would-Be Shamans by Jai Medina The full article on the Two-Spirit Shamanic Healing website is here… Excerpt from the article… Because there are increasing amounts of folks interested in learning to do...
What Exactly Is Cultural Appropriation?
What Exactly Is Cultural Appropriation? Cultural appropriation is more than the continuation of the colonializing process and racist behavior. It not only is a part of white supremacy but reinvents it. The attitude of “What is mine is mine and what is yours is...
Commentary: Cultural Appropriation Is, In Fact, Indefensible
The truth is that cultural appropriation is indefensible. Those who defend it either don’t understand what it is, misrepresent it to muddy the conversation, or ignore its complexity — discarding any nuances and making it easy to dismiss both appropriation and those who object to it.
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