firstnationalism

[vi-ve]

Yma Sumac, a descendant of Atahualpa, the last Incan emperor, 1950s

[indigenouscontemporaryart]

Kay WalkingStick | Night/ᎤᎡᎢ (Usvi). 1991

WalkingStick’s 2016 retrospective at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian described WalkingStick as “a citizen of both the United States and the Cherokee Nation.” This dichotomy of identity and experience is found within all of her works, thinking through her different ethnicities and reconciling her challenging childhood experiences with her father alongside the notion of the ‘noble Indian’.

For more on the Kay WalkingStick and her work: https://hyperallergic.com/288478/a-cherokee-artist-wrestling-with-grief-colonialism-and-false-dichotomies/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sw

[natgeofound]

A young girl dressed in traditional clothing leans against a wall in Guatemala, November 1926.Photograph by Jacob J. Gayer, National Geographic

[tpfnewsdesk-deactivated20181216]

Not-often heard quotes from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. #1: This was said in his "I Have A Dream" speech on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial.

[thecuriousviolet-deactivated201]

Ongoing Cultural Appropriation Masterpost

This will be an ongoing list of informative and educational posts by not only myself, but other members of the POC community. They are all properly credited and when you click on the link, it will take you to their post and their blog. Please support POC bloggers and give them a follow!

Also, if you have made posts or know of really good cultural appropriation posts (please send me actual links) that you would like for me to include in this post (because my search skills can only extend so far haha), please shoot me a message with a link! Since I make posts only on ndn issues (since I am ndn), there might be a few more posts on that subject until I can find more posts to even it out! Thank you for reading!

12/3/16: I fixed the broken links and removed the inactive ones! Added a Pasifika Cultures section!

12/13/16: Added on to all existing sections and made Central/South American cultures their own section.

12/22/16: Expanding the Roma, Asian and Pasifika sections a little.

The Basics//

‘A Basic Guide to Open and Closed Religions and Cultures’ by thecuriousviolet

‘Cultural Appropriation is…’ by bornabitch-allthedaysandnights

‘Cultural Appropriation is Racism. Calling it out is not.’ by faithandmagick

‘When Learning a Language becomes Cultural Appropriation’ by ReclaimingAsia

‘Difference Between Cultural Appropriation & Assimilation by fullygrownadultbabytealeaf

‘People are not obligated to share their culture with you.’ by asmcosplay

‘You can’t be racist against a white person’ by wocinsolidarity

‘Women of Color FAQs’ by wocinsolidarity

First Nations and Native American Cultures//

To White American Witches and Pagans, by thecuriousviolet

'On Smudging’ by thecuriousviolet

'On Dreamcatchers’ by thecuriousviolet

'On Totems/Spirit Animals’ by thecuriousviolet

'Halloween Costumes, Redface and Mascots’ by thecuriousviolet

'Two Spirit’ by thecuriousviolet

'An Ongoing List of Native American Racial Slurs’ by thecuriousviolet

'The Truth about Pocahontas’ by thecuriousviolet

’White people are erasing Pocahontas’ by izanzanwin

'Post mortem violence and why we won’t just 'get over it’’ by izanzanwin

'The Redskin Slur’ by izanzanwin

'Native Americans don’t owe you ANYTHING’ by asmcosplay

’You wouldn’t disrespect a purple heart, so why would you wear a war bonnet?’ by ikenbot

'Redface is not “honouring us” comic by bilbows

'Wearing a Headdress is never okay.’ by aaron2point0 and doyoumisterjones

Native Americans Don’t Owe You an Explanation of Anything by asmcosplay

'J.K. Rowling Erased Native American Cultures’ by Susan Cheng

Why J.K. Rowling Appropriating Native Culture Sucks by asmcosplay

Hey, Why Stop There, J. K. Rowling? by asmcosplay

Native Americans Trying on 'Indian’ Costumes Video by Buzzfeed

Central and South American Cultures//

'Cinco De Mayo and Cultural Appropriation’ by magic-becauselifeistragic

'Dia De Los Muertos and Racist Outfits’ by whoopsimadeamess

'Sugar Skulls’ by stormkit

Dearest White Friends, My Culture is Not a Costume by softesimon

#HispanicGirlsUnited Because… by gen-ugh-sis

This Mayan Shaman Tattoo is Grossly Racist and Here’s Why by badmagictattoos

Your Forever 21 Top is NOT Aztec! by palabrasconalas

Pasifika Cultures//

Moana Review by an Actual Polynesian Person by onenutman

Moana Masterpost by onenutman

Polynesia isn’t just one culture…Not all Pasifika people are Polynesian..by onenutman

Moana: Importance of the Tuiga by ulalole

Disney’s Racist Maui Costume by Michelle Van Dyke

Why Don’t People Care about the appropriation of Hawaiian culture? by pechfuzz

Hawaiian Themed Parties and Cultural Appropriation as Genocide by Erica Violet Lee

Thoughts on Pokemon Sun/Moon by a Native Hawaiian by fletchlings

Black and African Cultures//

’Why white people should never wear dreads’ by bornabitch-allthedaysandnights

’Celtic people did not wear dreadlocks’ by easol

'White hair vs black hair’ by sensei-aishitemasu

'Schooling you on cultural appropriation’ by Amandla Stenberg

Cultural Cannibalism by TaLynn Kel

Asian Cultures//

'Dear Non-Asian People…’ Tag by Reclaiming Asia

'You are stealing Indian culture’ by thyroidglands

'Desi Cultural Appropriation’ Links by youarenotdesi

My Culture is Not a Costume! by toga-vibes

Korean Cultural Appropriation by sad365

'Eating Sushi doesn’t make you Japanese’ by cwyonaiyama

'Harajuku Girls, Trademark Gwen Stefani’ by tokyo-fashion

When is wearing a Kimono appropriate? by Anon

Japanese Women Try on 'Geisha’ Costumes by Buzzfeed

Roma Culture//

'The G Word’ by myjourneymythoughts

10 Ways to Appreciate Roma Culture by rrojasandribbons

10 Myths about Roma Identity by rrojasandribbons

10 Facts about the Romani Language by rrojasandribbons

History of the word 'G*psy’ by rrojasandribbons

Why Understanding the word 'G*psy’ is Important by golden-zephyr

[sartorialadventure]

Indigenous people of Siberia in traditional clothing

[historium]

“Pay the Rent: You Are on Aboriginal Land” by Marie McMahon, 1982

[romanbaths-stuff]

Traditional Indian dance mask from the town of Monimbo, adopted by the rebels during the fight against Somoza to conceal identity. Nicaragua, 1978. [Credit : Susan Meiselas]

[the-met-art]

Black Eye, Blackfeet Sioux, from the American Indian Chiefs series (N36) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes by Allen & Ginter, Drawings and Prints

Medium: Commercial color lithograph

The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/419966

[historium]

A composite image of a baby and a funeral procession of a reindeer shepherd at 55 degrees below zero in the northern tundra of Evenkia (Krasnoyarsk Krai), in what was then the Soviet Union, 1964

[2000-lightyearsfromhome]

Burt Glinn

MEXICO. Lake Patzcuaro. 1962. Fishermen using butterfly nets on Lake Patzcuaro.

[pogphotoarchives]

Ute woman with a child in cradleboard

Date: undated (ca. 1900?) Negative Number 004848

[thebigkelu]

Two Cayuse Men in Partial Native Dress Seated On Blanket, Other Blankets and Bags Nearby - Moorhouse - 1900

[bernardperroud]

Petroglyphs, Mt Sheveet, Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia. They appear to be between 3ooo and 25oo years old.

[thebigkelu]

Dakota Native American man and woman holding baby standing beside tepee and in front of log cabin with sod roof; one female atop horse on side saddle - Barry - 1880s

[thebigkelu]

She Came Spotted and an unidentified Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of a Lakota style Indian war record, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota - Morledge - 1890/91

[thebigkelu]

Chief Walks Under Ground, Dakota Oglala, with Headdress and Ornament - Gill - SEP 1907