‘Anger and horror’ as white woman grabs Native American’s sacred regalia and starts dancing
March 26, 2019
A non-native woman attending the Denver March Powwow grabbed Native American gear and danced around in it, reported 9 News.
Several cameras captured the incident, which happened last weekend. On Twitter, observers advised their followers to not follow the woman's example.
Chad Browneagle, who witnessed the performance in real life, told News 9 it was pretty shocking cultural appropriation.
“A couple songs went by and we noticed she made her way down to a lower section where people have feathers and bustles and stuff,” he told the station.
“I noticed she untied somebody’s bustle and had it around her neck, and I was like, ‘What? Whoa.’”
“My initial reactions were anger and horror," he added. "Common sense should dictate when you’re in a sacred place, you don’t just walk up and grab someone’s sacred regalia and start dancing around with it and making a mockery of it.”
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