house-of-crows:

anexperimentallife:

idkinsertfanreferencehere:

femcassidy:

white people please just purchase native artwork and jewelry from native people i keep seeing idiot white people be like “waaah i wish i could support native creators but its cultural appropriation” girl why would beaders sell you their earrings then. just dont get a medicine wheel or a thunderbird then like damn it is that easy

http://www.beyondbuckskin.com/p/buy-native.html?m=1

If Native folks are making it to sell to white people with the approval of their tribe, it’s not “appropriation”–its support and appreciation! So yes, buy that native-made dream catcher, but not the mass produced fakes made by white people. Like, you can go to a pow wow and buy native crafts there, too.

If you want to support a TRULY small business in this time of pandemic, my roommate is Anishinaabe Ojibwe doing Native beadwork to pay rent and go to school. She’s incredible, and going into a field where she can be a voice for  the marginalized. 

If you want some TRULY INCREDIBLE handcrafted jewelry, please check her out!