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ruzuzu commented on the word pretendianism
"As a scholar who writes and teaches about American Indian cultural appropriation, I believe that scrutinizing |Sacheen| Littlefeather’s claim to Native identity is necessary. “Pretendianism” – the act of falsely claiming American Indian heritage – does real harm, and the case of Littlefeather may shed light on why people make such claims, and how they get away with it."
From "Sacheen Littlefeather and ethnic fraud – why the truth is crucial, even it it means losing an American Indian hero" by Dina Gilio Whitaker (http://theconversation.com/sacheen-littlefeather-and-ethnic-fraud-why-the-truth-is-crucial-even-it-it-means-losing-an-american-indian-hero-193263)
October 28, 2022