Native Appropriations
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Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Blogger |
| Created by | Adrienne Keene |
| URL | nativeappropriations |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | January 11, 2010 |
Native Appropriations is a blog that criticizes and analyzes the ways that Indigenous people are depicted in mainstream culture.[1][2][3] Active since 2010, the website is created and maintained by Cherokee Nation scholar Adrienne Keene.
Some of the most frequently discussed topics on the blog are "hipster headdresses", the Native American mascot controversy and what the author deems to be appropriation and misrepresentations of Native American cultures in Hollywood movies. Targets of critique include the Washington Redskins use of an ethnic slur as the name for their football team,[4] The Lone Ranger movie remake,[5] depictions of skin walkers and Native American spiritual beliefs in the work of author J. K. Rowling,[6] the wearing of a hipster headdress and statements by musician Christina Fallin,[7] Halloween "Pocahottie" costumes,[8] and Urban Outfitters.[9]
Though much of the blog's commentary is critical, it is not exclusively so: Nelly Furtado, for example, has been praised for her respectful engagement with Native hoop and shawl dancers.[10]