Inappropriation
Every day, aboriginal culture is borrowed, copied, dressed up or watered down. Is that art? Or is it stealing? Appropriation, it turns out, is all about the attitude. By Samia Madwar, Up Here Last...
View ArticleWhat, Exactly, Is Cultural Appropriation (And How Is It Harmful)?
By Marina Watanabe, Everyday Feminism Despite the fact that people of color (POC) are being imprisoned, deported, evicted, and murdered at atrocious rates, contemporary media often tries to imply that...
View ArticleTowards an Understanding of Cultural Appropriation in Rewilding
From Rewilding with Peter Michael Bauer Dear White Rewilders, I’m white too. Clearly. No hiding that fact. I have pale skin, blue eyes, and a lot of facial hair. If you are reading this, you are...
View ArticleWe Can’t Trust White People: On Blood Quantum and Identity Appropriation
By Safíra Anouk, Harlot Magazine Just over 500 years ago, there were these white European explorers who, in the name of god, gold, and glory, sailed west in search of delicious and shiny new things....
View ArticleDear White People: An Open Letter to White People on Becoming Indigenous
By Adebayo Akomolafe / bayoakomolafe.net Dear white people, For as long as I can remember, I have always been white. Like you. I just didn’t know it. Born in the bipolar Nigerian city of soaring...
View ArticleCultural Appropriation and the Gypsy Industry
Time and time again, Romani people are the targets of cultural appropriation, with various levels of offenders to tackle. On Etsy, Ebay, and Pinterest combined, one can find over 498,000 objects tagged...
View ArticleWhat is Cultural Appropriation?
By Pegi Eyers, Stone Circle Press To understand how cultural appropriation shows up in our environmental movements and spiritual life, we need to look at the backstory, or how cultural appropriation...
View ArticleDear Settlers: Before Using Our Medicine, Be Aware of Your White Privilege
Via From An Indigenous Perspective: Authors Note: I’m not an Elder or Medicine Person, so I’m aware I have no authority to say who’s allowed to use our medicines and in what way. I simply want to...
View ArticleSettlers on the Red Road: A Conversation on Indigeneity, Belonging, and...
The start of a discussion around indigeneity and identity within the anarchist movement. PDF for READINGPDF for PRINTING By Tawinikay This zine is not going to be comfortable for some people to read....
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