![]() ![]() I admit I had always been fascinated by dreamcatchers. Now I wonder if I should feel ashamed and take it to pieces. ![]() What is worse is that they are often made and sold by people who are not Native Americans. However, they have become enormously popular as general home decorations and fashion items, losing their cultural connection. In some Native American tribes, dreamcatchers (or dream catchers) are woven willow hoops traditionally made to help babies sleep peacefully by catching any bad dreams. The making and owning of dreamcatchers can be considered misappropriation. The problem is that when white non-native people adopt the elements of indigenous people's culture without permission, that is misappropriation. Today, August 9, is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, so I thought I would tackle an issue of possible cultural misappropriation that has been bothering me.Ĭultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture.
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