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Battling Racism

Etiquette for Non-Indians

by John 2 Hawks



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Pointers to help well-meaning folks avoid being
unknowingly impolite to American Indian people
Don't ask if we get money from the casino....

Don't bother telling the story about the arrowhead....

Don't pick up a rattle and shake it without at least asking....

Avoid the 'who looks more Indian' stuff....

Don't touch or pick up our personal belongings without asking....

Use the word 'Nation' instead of 'tribe'....

Refer to Indian traditional clothing as regalia, not a 'costume'....

Avoid the 'how much Indian are you' questions....

Don't ask if we are 'full-blood' or 'pure-Indian'....

Don't ask "Are you a real Indian"....

Don't ask 'can I touch you?'....

Avoid interupting, especially with elders....
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All in all, be as respectful and courteous as you would
with any other ethnic group and you'll avoid being
unknowingly disrespectful to Indigenous people.

(A good test is to apply the above scenarios to another
ethnic group to get an understanding of just how
offensive they can be)
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(All of the above scenarios are based on actual experiences from me, relatives and friends.)

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Proper etiquette on how non natives are to treat natives [no matter if you are from canada, north & south america or carribean countries]

Pan Indianism- mitakuye oyasin

"Avoid the 'who looks more Indian' stuff....

Avoid the 'how much Indian are you' questions....

Don't ask if we are 'full-blood' or 'pure-Indian'....

Don't ask "Are you a real Indian"...."
What she just posted may be viewed as pan-indian, but it is STILL Native etiquette, just ask ANY Native from both North, Central and South America. You'll see how much they have in common with this. Don't label it. Just look at it and learn from it. It applies to ALL of us Natives.
Its a Native thang!!!!!!!!!
Ya' damn right, carajo!!!
In AMERICA!!! AMERICA---Lands in the Western Hemisphere presently known as North, Central, and South America, Caribbean Islands included!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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