This Thursday, folks across the country will indulge in one of Americaâs most enduring and self-satisfying traditions: the injuring of Native American people and the destruction of land for financial gain.
23-year-old Renee Davis was killed by police officers on Friday evening during a wellness check in her home on Muckleshoot tribal land, the Seattle Times reports. According to her foster sister, she was five months pregnant at the time.
JK Rowling, the writer who has spent the past two decades shaping popular culture around the world with her Harry Potter universe, has recently revealed a new series of stories, A History of Magic in North America. The series is being published on the âdigital heart of the Wizarding World,â Pottermore, and presents aâŚ
This evening, denizens of the New York village by the name of Whitesboro will vote whether to replace its current seal with a new one, because the current one shows a caricature of a white dude strangling an offensive caricature of a Native American, complete with feather and crimson skin. Gosh, what to do!
On Sunday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that will officially ban public schools and athletic teams from using the word âRedskinsâ as a team or mascot name. The move is a lovely gesture, just in time for Columbus Dayâa holiday that traditionally celebrates the slaughter of Native Americansâand it showsâŚ
For most of America, Columbus Day is coming up this Monday October 12, except in a handful of cities where the celebration of Christopher Columbus has been replaced by Indigenous Peoplesâ Day. Because, you know, one canât exactly discover a new place if nations of people were already living there for centuries.
Adam Sandler has responded to criticism of his racist Netflix Western parody The Ridiculous Six by not really responding.
The controversial Daily Show segment that left Washington Redskins fans feeling "defamed" and "in tears" aired on Comedy Central last night. If you've been wondering how on Earth these brave defenders of the offensive Redskins team name and logo could end up feeling so victimized, well, here are your answers.
Kaden Tiger is a senior at Seminole High School in Oklahoma. Earlier this week, he told a reporter that he planned on wearing an eagle feather on his graduation cap, even though the school had declared that doing so would be against he rules. Ironic, since Seminole's school mascot is a feather-headdress-wearingâŚ
Having, I guess, somehow missed the last million Native American appropriation controversies in the fashion industry, Heidi Klum recently had contestants on Germany's Next Top Model travel to Utah and pose as sexy/high-fashion stereotypes of indigenous people. Sigh.
Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins football team, is attempting to diffuse criticism about the fact that his team name is a racial slur by setting up a foundation for Native Americans. Obviously, Native American leaders, activists and lawmakers aren't buying it.
Last December, Native American photographer Matika Wilbur embarked upon a journey with a staggeringly ambitious goal â over the next few years, she hopes to photograph members of every single Native American tribe. There were 562 recognized by the federal government when she started (and 566 now), hence the project'sâŚ
Yesterday, we brought you one of the most ill-advised ads for a tanning salon ever (as though tanning could get any more gauche), a tacky, racist mess that featured a white lady in a "Sexy Indian" Halloween costume along with copy that read "The Indians brought more than just 'CORN' to the first Thanksgiving... theyâŚ
In honor of Thanksgiving, a chain of tanning salons in Alabama and Florida has launched a holiday-themed ad campaign that is both offensively stupid and stupidly offensive. "The Indians brought more than just 'CORN' to the first Thanksgiving," reads the copy, "they brought SEXY 'COLOR'!" Ugh, the unnecessaryâŚ
A Canadian teenager is the inspiration for a new superhero in development for DC Comics. Jeff Lemire, an illustrator and cartoonist from Toronto, says that Shannen Koostachin â a young Cree activist from Attawapiskat â inspired him.
Imagine this: After producing an event offensive to Native Americans, Paul Frank is now working with Native American artists and designers â going from cultural appropriation to cultural appreciation.
Another day, another offensive fashion incident involving headdresses. This time, H&M has angered aboriginals in Canada by selling feathered headgear.
There seems to have been a bit of a miscommunication about the new Lone Ranger fashion collaboration, which supposedly matched the talents of a "prestigious Native American craftsman" named Gabriel GoodBuffalo with the brand Will Leather Goods, all under the aegis of the Disney corporation. You see, GoodBuffalo is notâŚ
If youâre like me, you have a dormant streak of patriotism that comes alive once but every four yearsâon the occasion of the great Summer Olympic games (lol Winter Olympics, naw dude). I become a seething jingoistic nightmare, screaming unpleasantries at the Argentinian table tennis team as my USA track jacket flapsâŚ
Today, Native Americans are widely recognized as the muse for our underthings as well as the wellspring of our cultural appropriation needs. Oh, but it turns out they also love their families, take pride in their communities, and wish to pass on their cultural traditions to their children. Interestingly enough, NativeâŚ
