the rounds on Native cultural appropriation I came upon a thread on a MystickWicks thread about the appropriation and incorporation of various Indigenous beliefs into an eclectic path. ttp://paganforum.org/showthread.php?t=2\\... The only saving grace is that there are a few non-Indians who agree that such taking of aspects of other cultures (particularly those currently dispossessed and occupied) is wrong. Then you have the ones (non-Indians of course) arguing for the right to get their mitts on any and all authentic "Native spirituality". Two examples of white privilege I noticed where exhibited by sacredsin and TuathaSidhe. The former apparently believes Native folks have it all good and there is nothing bad happening to any at all because she can't "find the abuse". Sheltered lives tend to color a person's perspective so. Then there's the latter and here is where I think the result of thin-bloods and people of Native "descent" is most evident. Following her train of thought (and the lulzy indignation that follows) anyone can be raised outside the rez, be of a paler complexion, and have almost little contact with Native relatives yet still claim a link to that Apache grandma. LOL One would think she would've known about Apache culture if she HAD MAINTAINED a link with her Grandma (when she was alive) and perhaps the Apache Nation. I guess Indians weren't important then until she realized she could take customs to garnish her white self. I just want to say that I am one of the "white girls"