Cultural Appropriation: taking from a culture without permission or credit, usually from cultures that have been oppressed or colonized in the past Examples of Cultural appropriation can be Halloween costumes, Jewelry, and Languages and slang
The underlying causes of cultural appropriation are often based on misinformation about Indigenous communities and cultures
It also involves the oppression of cultures and communities
Racism: Indigenous people reported that they have faced 50% of racism in the workplace or in general, it has risen to 59% Murder: The Highest Rate of murder is 22.91% in Manitoba Poisoning: pollution of water in Indigenous communities has led to poisoning Causing Poverty: while it’s not common it is semi-usual as with high cost of living, struggling with employment and lack of resources and support Disrespecting them in media such as Avatar and Pocahontas Pocahontas is based of a real native girl that died very young, only 20 years old
The impacts of cultural appropriation are not very major to non-indigenous cultures. However, Indigenous people have been trying to keep their cultures alive and share their culture properly without misinformation and misleading causes.
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