**Native Nations Fight Fashion’s Native Appropriation**.
Fashion has a long and problematic history of appropriating Native American culture, from headdresses and war bonnets to dreamcatchers and turquoise jewelry. This appropriation has been widely criticized for being disrespectful and for perpetuating harmful stereotypes about Native people..
In recent years, Native activists and designers have spoken out against cultural appropriation in the fashion industry, and have taken steps to reclaim their own cultures and traditions..
One of the most prominent figures in this movement is Lakota Sioux designer Tara Houska. Houska founded the Native Appropriations Coalition in 2010, which works to raise awareness about cultural appropriation and to promote the work of Native designers..
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