An Indigenous festival taking place this week as drawn sharp criticism from one Native American leader who accuses the event's organizers of 'cultural appropriation.'
A"No Honor in Racism Rally" marches in front of TCF Bank Stadium before an NFL football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Chiefs, on Oct. 18, 2015, in Minneapolis.
"The event taking place on our unceded lands is inappropriate and unacceptable," the letter continued.Whiteduck was first invited to speak at the event but declined. In his tweet, he labeled the group"wannabes."In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, a teenager wearing a"Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of a Native American who approached him singing and playing a drum in Washington.
"I wouldn't be caught dead at their events or anything [that's] a part of their association or group," he told CBC Tuesday. In his open letter, Whiteduck asked the local government to"respect and adhere to" his group's concerns and called on officials to"distance" themselves but did not elaborate on what that would constitute. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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