Sentence examples for appropriation of indigenous from inspiring English sources
The next time your neighborhood barista offers you a character sketch of the beans that went into making your Chemex pour-over, try asking him about biopiracy, the appropriation of indigenous knowledge of nature by corporations and other profit-seekers.
Even in contemporary times, the revolt of the neo-Zapatistas three years ago was rooted in a history that goes back all the way to the Mexican experience of the ruthless appropriation of indigenous land by foreigners.
And in 2012, Gwen Stefani was called out for her appropriation of indigenous attire in her "Lookin Hot" music video.
"What would be nice, given that the fashion industry is full of appropriation of indigenous designs, would be the development of some kind of industry standard," suggested Anderson.
The ad has been criticised for a number of reasons including the depiction of Australians militarily invading foreign countries and the appropriation of the Indigenous word "boomerang" to celebrate the arrival of European settlers.
This step demonstrates the University's role in the adaptation and appropriation of an indigenous culture for the benefit of the current generation.
Their ties to the area may be based on traditional rather than written claims – but Bir Tawil is not any more a "no man's land" than the territory once known as British East Africa, where terra nullius was repeatedly invoked in the early 20th century by both chartered companies and the British government that supported them to justify the appropriation of territory from indigenous people.
"Headdresses are something that has to be earned," says academic, activist and Cherokee Nation member Adrienne Keene, who chronicles the misuse of indigenous culture on her Native Appropriations blog.
Discussion: "Cultural Appropriation and Artistic Freedom in the Arts, Media and Literature of Indigenous and Latina Women".
I brought up the notion of indigenous wisdom, and the tricky topic of cultural appropriation when events borrow from tribal traditions.
All have large concentrations of indigenous people.
