Selling ur culture
I thought that I actually found one, but it was not to be. I continue to see Native American casions using their Native culture to promote buisness. When I first watched this advertisement I felt happy that they were not using Native images then all of a sudden they hit you with it. A slap in the face for all the potential customers that feel drawen to Native culture. Basically, they are saying come play indian by spending your money at our authentic Native American establishment.
These Native buisnesses often use “authentic native american” music to try to get customers. I find that this music sparks something in the human mind that allows them to feel connected to the earth, or should I say become indian. According to the western world that is what an Indian is. I find that it is the little things like this advertisement as well as mascot figures that continue to keep the Native American Indian oppressed. Every aspect of Western culture has been designed to keep Native Peoples inferior. The system was made to keep the Western society superior, so anything we create in the system to promote self determination is simply useless.
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