"they CERTAINLY don't stage a "Sun Dance" or any other sacred ritual"
- Rapaire

Don't they...oh....? That's NOT what one eye-witess says!

Some Natives do take issue. When he first traveled to Germany, David Redbird Baker, an Ojibwe, thought adults playing cowboys and Indians were cute. But when the hobbyists began staging sacred ceremonies like GHOST and SUN DANCES and sweat lodges, Baker was offended.

"They take the social and religious ceremonies and change them beyond recognition," says Baker, who believes that hobbyists, in claiming the right to improvise on the most sacred rituals, have begun to develop a sense of ownership over Native culture. They've held dances where anyone in modern dress is barred from attending—even visiting Natives. They buy sacred items like eagle feathers and add them to their regalia. They've even allowed women to dance during their "moon time," which is, according to Baker, the equivalent of a cardinal sin.

You might think the term First Nations is generic (generic, now there's a white mans term for you) but many of us do not, so please........

Charlotte Olivia Robertson (Ms)
half and half