(http://www.etsy.com/shop/coyotepheonix) I’ve gotten a few tips this week about more tribal fashion appropriations, so I thought I would compile a few of them into a single post, because let’s be honest, I’m a little lazy this week. I found the image above thanks to Lanova posting my hipster headdress piece on a blog that “loved” this headdress (thanks girl!). It’s …
Random Appropriation of the Day!
Feather lollipop, anyone? Photo taken by my friend (and prolific contributor!) Leon at Casa de Fruta in Gilroy, CA–it’s kinda like a touristy pit stop as you’re headed out of Northern California towards SoCal. He looks a bit annoyed, doesn’t he? (Thanks Leon!)
Really? Amy Poehler? A headdress, really?
(http://peteryang.com/images/a7/x_amy.jpg) Amy, you’re funny. I like you. But the headdress? It’s not irreverent, it’s not quirky, it’s not funny, and I don’t like it. And frankly, it’s starting to be a bit played out now. Celebrities in headdresses are taking over the internets. Not. Cool. Previous entries for background on the issue: Ke$ha, the headdress, and the trend that won’t …
Ke$ha, the headdress, and a trend that won’t go away
I don’t watch American Idol. But, this morning I woke up to a flurry of text messages and emails about Ke$ha’s performance last night–looks like another pop star decided donning a headdress would be an awesome way to show how “raw” and “counterculture” she was. Here’s the selection (via MTV) with her sporting a headdress and face paint: UPDATE 2/25: …
Eté Indien: French Glamour gets in on the tribal fashion trends
Fashion Foiegras posted a first look at French Glamour’s new spread on American Indian fashion trends, with the caption: “American Indian is back in style! Rock the look with a first glimpse from French Glamour.” But my first question: did we ever go out of style? 😉 A lot of the Navajo-style jewelry is gorgeous, but (even with my limited …
Random Appropriation of the Day!
(image via http://www.buzzinn.net) Kinda like the hipster puppy, but worse. (Thanks Scott!)
North American Indians: a step by step guide to "playing Indian"
My friend Katie is currently in her first year of teaching 4th grade on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota (go Katie!), and she sent me a scanned copy of this ridiculous book that was in her classroom library. I’ll let her give the context: “I finally started going through my classroom’s library and was pretty appalled to find this …
Really, Dictionary.com? Definition of "Indian Country"
I’m writing a paper, and was looking for a clear way to define “Indian Country” for my non-Native professor who is not well versed in Indian issues, so I googled. Dictionary.com told me: Indian country: –noun (esp. during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, esp. hostile Indians. “especially hostile Indians”? Seriously? in 2010, …
We’re Still Here!: explaining Native persistence through Indigenous archaeology
Full disclosure: Mike was my undergraduate advisor, but I’ve been anxiously awaiting his book for a while now, and I think the themes resonate very well with the topics discussed on the blog. Professor Michael Wilcox is one of the three Native faculty members at Stanford, and his research focuses on the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and re-examining conquest narratives …
Indians in the Times today!: Tuba City hospital a "model" for births
(image via nytimes.com) Nice article today in the NY Times about the Tuba City health center and its policies and practices surrounding birth, specifically focusing on their high rate of natural births after c-sections. I’m drawing attention to the article for a few reasons, primarily because the article presents Native communities in a positive light, showcasing the strengths of the …