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Reblogged from oki-pierogi
oki-pierogi: [Image: A hipster white person culturally appropriating a faux headdress along with faux painted lines on their face, smoking a cigarette and striking a pose. Below the picture is the text: “Go ahead and continue sexualizing American Indian and First Nations Women”. In smaller text beneath that: “It’s not like they are 2.5 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than other women living in the United States.”] - thanks to http://madamethursday.tumblr.com/ edited to add some links: http://firebearsplace.com/rape.htm (short article about the rapes on reservations) https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=283230712683 (facebook page but sites the information from Rainbow Tribe’s 1-in-3 Campaign http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/035/2007 (This report focuses on sexual violence against indigenous women in the USA. Governments have a responsibility to ensure that women are able to enjoy their right to freedom from sexual violence. As citizens of particular tribal nations, the welfare and safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women are directly linked to the authority and capacity of their nations to address such violence.) http://abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-indian-women-raped-25-times.html (statistics) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12203114 (from 2007 but obviously still relevant) http://thehouseofifg.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/i-am-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/  With Halloween just a few days away, I feel that it’s appropriate to reblog this.  Particularly in light of the plethora of sexy Indian costumes available.  As someone who’s half Native American (Quinault, on my mom’s side), I’d really encourage people to think a little bit before trampling all over my culture and perpetuating the notion of the Sexy Native.  It really is harmful to us. Thanks, Coph Editing to add a few links: How to tell your friend that their costume is racist Bitch Magazine on cultural appropriation Open Letter to the PocaHotties and Indian Warriors this HalloweenOne Woman’s Costume Is Another Woman’s Nightmare

oki-pierogi:

[Image: A hipster white person culturally appropriating a faux headdress along with faux painted lines on their face, smoking a cigarette and striking a pose. Below the picture is the text: “Go ahead and continue sexualizing American Indian and First Nations Women”. In smaller text beneath that: “It’s not like they are 2.5 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than other women living in the United States.”] - thanks to http://madamethursday.tumblr.com/

edited to add some links:

http://firebearsplace.com/rape.htm (short article about the rapes on reservations)

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=283230712683 (facebook page but sites the information from Rainbow Tribe’s 1-in-3 Campaign

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/035/2007 (This report focuses on sexual violence against indigenous women in the USA. Governments have a responsibility to ensure that women are able to enjoy their right to freedom from sexual violence. As citizens of particular tribal nations, the welfare and safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women are directly linked to the authority and capacity of their nations to address such violence.)

http://abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-indian-women-raped-25-times.html (statistics)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12203114 (from 2007 but obviously still relevant)

http://thehouseofifg.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/i-am-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/


 With Halloween just a few days away, I feel that it’s appropriate to reblog this.  Particularly in light of the plethora of sexy Indian costumes available.  As someone who’s half Native American (Quinault, on my mom’s side), I’d really encourage people to think a little bit before trampling all over my culture and perpetuating the notion of the Sexy Native.  It really is harmful to us.

Thanks,

Coph

Editing to add a few links:

How to tell your friend that their costume is racist
Bitch Magazine on cultural appropriation
Open Letter to the PocaHotties and Indian Warriors this Halloween
One Woman’s Costume Is Another Woman’s Nightmare

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    With Halloween just...few days away, I feel that it’s appropriate to reblog this....
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    okay to dress up as a sexy Native. Yes, Native women...most never report it!