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Pretendianism is the ultimate form of colonialism: once all of the land and resources are stolen, there is nothing left to take but our identity.
America’s hiking culture is built on ego Joe Whittle 2026
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