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Researchers interviewed 600 Native people and discovered what most Native people know already: Native Americans oppose the appropriation of their cultures and identities and feel angry and sad when they see it happen.

To be fair, the study – which appeared in the “Ethnic and Racial Studies” journal in an article entitled “Native Voices on Native Appropriation” – is considered one of the first to interview actual Native people about the topic of appropriation. Researchers defined Native appropriation as when non-Natives use Native cultures and identities for their own purposes (think “Indian princess” costumes at Halloween and Native sports mascots).

Researchers surveyed Native American people from 112 federally recognized tribes and 11 state-acknowledged tribes. They examined the impact of appropriation of Native cultures and identities, and even offered a few recommendations on how to end Native appropriation.

The Native Voices on Native Appropriation Research Project conducted the research, which found that those interviewed experienced incidents of Native appropriation once a month on average. Most of those surveyed said they perceived acts of appropriation as oppressive, disrespectful and ignorant. READ MORE— Kevin Abourezk, ICT

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OAXACA, México — Leticia Santiago carries her ancestral heritage wherever she goes. Every time she addresses the crowds during the Guelaguetza, the biggest cultural event in southwestern Mexico, her words, her garments and her skin reveal a clue about the town where she was proudly born.

The 35-year-old Mexican was elected as Centéotl goddess in late June, which means she’ll represent the Aztec deity of maize for a year and lead all festivities during the Guelaguetza, which will run in the state of Oaxaca through July 28. During the government-sponsored event, 16 Indigenous ethnic groups and the Afro-Mexican community promote their traditions through public dances, parades and craft sales.

Santiago can’t help but smile when she talks about the history of her ethnic group, known as “Chatinas.” Her hometown, Santiago Yaitepec, is located five hours away from Oaxaca City, between the mountains and the coast.

“It is said that we come from the sea and our ancestors were fish,” Santiago said. “When a sea monster started devouring them, our Holy Father, the Sun, took pity on them and turned them into human beings. That’s how our story began.” READ MORE — Associated Press

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Four wildly embroidered suits handmade by Indigenous Mexican artisan/tailor Manuel Arturo José Cuevas Martínez are featured in a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

The exhibit, “Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock,” includes four iconic “Nudie suits” worn by the Flying Burrito Brothers on the cover of their 1969 album, “The Gilded Palace of Sin.”

The suits, together for the first time in more than half a century, were produced by Nudie’s Rodeo Tailor, the acclaimed shop founded by Russian immigrant Nudie Cohn who became the first to put rhinestones on clothing starting in the 1930s. READ MORE — Sandra Hale Schulman, Special to ICT

‍A sea of tents, RVs, vans and cars covered the grass in front of the newly constructed Muckleshoot Community Center on Monday morning. Outside, a ring of vendors sell their wares — huckleberry lemonade, beadwork, fry bread, turquoise, colorful scarves and more.

Inside, bleachers in the auditorium were packed as Canoe Journey protocol officially began.

As hosts, representatives from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe welcomed hundreds of canoe pullers and thousands of tribal community members into their home.

“For me, I feel a lot of pride because we know that these traditions, these teachings — like mutual respect for other tribes — are going to carry on,” said John Daniels Jr., Muckleshoot tribal council member, treasurer and chairman of the culture committee. “There were ancestors that put their lives on the line. They could have just assimilated but they said ‘I’ll die before I let them take our culture, our traditions.’” READ MORE — Nika Bartoo-Smith, Underscore News + ICT

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The Shinnecock people have had a long relationship with the water. That’s part of the reason why Indigenous canoeists recently retraced river routes that were the continent’s original highways. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has the story.

The Supreme Court of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi has a new associate justice. Travis Trueblood told ICT’s Joaqlin Estus that law wasn’t his first career choice.

The social justice organization IllumiNative is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Crystal Echo Hawk started the effort to activate the findings of the Reclaiming Native Truth project. Sandra Schulman has this interview.

The Mashpee Wampanoag celebrated the season with a traditional clambake in Mashpee, MA. ICT’s Stewart Huntington was there.

Powwow season is in full swing. ICT’s Karen Michel was at the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s Homecoming Celebration. Let’s watch the swan dance.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Tribes in Oklahoma will get to keep their existing agreements on how they share money from tobacco sales with the state.

The Oklahoma House voted on Monday to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that extends agreements on selling tobacco for another year. In a bipartisan vote during a special session, the Republican-controlled House met the two-thirds vote needed to override. The Senate overrode the governor’s veto last week.

As a result, any tribe with an existing agreement on tobacco sales can opt to extend the terms of that agreement until Dec. 31, 2024. Leaders from several of the state’s most powerful tribes were in the gallery for Monday’s vote.

The override is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the Republican governor and several Oklahoma-based tribes. Stitt, himself a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, has said he wants to adjust the compact language to make sure tribes don’t expand where they sell tobacco as a result of a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that determined the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s historical reservation still existed. READ MORE — Associated Press

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