![]() ![]() The tribe has made the decision to sell their moccasins, so they clearly don’t mind if the general public wears them, and the tribe benefits from the sale. I’m supporting the tribe with my purchase. If I go and buy a pair of moccasins from the tribal shop, I’m not engaging in any cultural appropriation. ![]() Not only the tribe gets nothing, but since I don’t know what these symbols mean, I’m just throwing them together, disrespecting their cultural heritage. I’m profiting from their culture and I’m diluting the value of their product. If I decide to set up shop next to them and make cheap knock-off moccasins with the same tribal designs, I’m guilty of cultural appropriation. Let’s say there is an Native American tribe that produces moccasins with their traditional tribal designs. Let’s look at it in the context of goods, services, and art. People use it in different ways, and it’s a topic that generates heated debate, so its definition can seem a little vague and it’s easy to get confused. I didn’t want to be accused while on the bus I took daily….“Ĭlearly, there is some confusion to the term. “ I own several books of Beverly’s but with all the talk about cultural appropriation, I stopped buying them. We received a comment from one of the readers who is worried that if she read books by Beverly Jenkins, she might be accused of cultural appropriation. I linked to this story on Beverly Jenkins, which is a really good read. ![]()
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