TzipJan 7, 2025

Cultural appropriation is not just a microaggression; it has *real financial harm* for our communities when we have to compete with artists who claim to be Native but aren't.

Falsely advertising your products as made by a Native artist when they aren't is also illegal under The Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) of 1990 (P.L. 101-644).

If you want to support our communities and art make sure not to buy anything "Native-inspired" from Etsy or any other site.

#Native #Indigenous #Mvskoke

Show threadellath3may0 Jan 7, 2025
@Tzipporah I think part of this problem stems from our imprecise reference to indigenous peoples. Native Americans can refer to any person who was born in North or South America, but if we were to use the term indigenous peoples of North America we could much more precisely refer to indigenous peoples as a whole, or simply directly address the names of the indigenous groups a person may be a part of. This precision in language would serve to route out those using technicalities to make claims for their own benefit.
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@ellath3may0 No, "Native Americans" is not referring to any person who was born in North or South America. Being "native to x location" and being Native American are two different things. These artists are not claiming to be "native to America", they are outright claiming to be Indigenous, even using the term "Indigenous artist". This is not a case of imprecise or mistaken language. This happens all the time; it is done on purpose and it directly harms Indigenous artists.
Jan 7, 2025 at 7:23amWeb
Show threadellath3may0 Jan 7, 2025
@Tzipporah It appears I may have misunderstood the situation. I apologize for my near-sightedness.