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Dressing up as an Indigenous person for Halloween


To the Native people in “Indian” Costumes

The costume has no connection or relationship to actual Native regalia, and pieces like the headdress actually have deep meaning that you are ...

Cultural Appropriation: the Scariest Part of Halloween - SUU News

Is it only white people that need to be held accountable for cultural appropriation? No. If someone wears blackface or dresses up as a Native ...

My Culture is Not your Costume | Queen's Native Student Association

In fact, the Indigenous peoples of (what is now) North America ... dressing up in an unauthentic, blatantly offensive Halloween costume.

Native American is a Culture — Not a Halloween Costume - Facebook

Daunnette Neraih-Model has a favor to ask — don't dress like a Native American for Halloween.

My Culture Is Not Your Halloween Costume - BC Heights

There seems to be an uptick in instances of cultural appropriation around Halloween, in which people attempt to pretend to be something they're ...

Your Halloween Headdress Isn't Interesting and Neither Are You

This exemplifies the larger issues of costumes and cultural appropriation. Put simply, many settlers want to dress as Indigenous peoples without ...

Why you should ditch that "Indian" Halloween costume, as told by ...

In an email interview, Big Canoe explained that it is disrespectful for non-indigenous people to mock their sacred ceremonies, rituals and ...

Indigenous Clothing as Halloween Costumes - PechaKucha

"Should non-Indigenous people be allowed to dress-up as Indigenous People for Halloween?"

Why “Pocahontas” Is a Terrible Halloween Costume, and What You ...

Costumes don't bring with them the systemic oppression, vulnerability, and oppression that come with appearing Native, and they can be taken off ...

Respecting Indigenous culture - Marquette Wire

In 2016, popular seasonal retailer, Spirit Halloween, was criticized for their racist Indigenous costumes depicting “Indian Princesses” and “ ...

GUEST COLUMN: This Halloween, put away the Native American ...

When you dress up as a Native caricature on Halloween, you relegate Indigenous peoples to the past, erase modern agency — especially of Native ...

A culture, not a costume - The Washington Post

... costumes, people continue to wear such costumes. Last Halloween ... dressed as a Native American with a bullet in her forehead. She ...

Cultural appropriation or 70's pop culture? - halloween costume native

The Village People costumes have been done three million times before, and I've never heard a complaint about "the Indian Chief guy" in particular.

Is cultural appropriation for Halloween costumes okay? – Con

Many people wear the costume and do not even realize that there is cultural significance to what they are wearing. People who choose to wear ...

Racist Halloween Costumes - Sociological Images

If the Native American costumes above were based on ceremonial outfits instead of stereotypes, would that be okay? Dressing up as a parody of a ...

PSA: These 11 Halloween “Costumes” Will Always Be Offensive

Every year, costume retailers sell get-ups based on cultural stereotypes, and people erroneously think it's appropriate to wear them to their ...

How Parents Can Avoid Cultural Appropriation On Halloween

"'Native American' costumes, for example, depict people with an extraordinary traumatic history of genocidal violence and brutality," she said.

Native Americans Try On "Indian" Halloween Costumes - BuzzFeed

Native Americans try on "Indian" Halloween costumes. "I feel like I need a really big shower after wearing this crap."

Opinion: It's not hard to avoid cultural appropriation this Halloween

Not only does this particular costume dehumanize Indigenous peoples, but it is also a visual beacon of a historically violent past of ...

Pocahontas Costume Offensive to Indigenous People? [Why IT IS ...

I've put together 3 reasons why people might be offended by pocahontas costumes for Halloween, and 3 reasons why people are not offended by pocahontas costumes.