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Here’s the thing … not all Native tribes are the same. For example, the plains peoples are different from the native population on the upper west coast. Not all tribes wear feathers, or face paint, or even headdresses. What costumes do is conveniently group all the different tribes of native peoples together into one cute little Halloween costume of an Indian Princess. Ultimately, it is dehumanizing and skews the view of Native Americans.
What to many tribes is seen as extremely sacred is being misrepresented and characterized by millions of Americans trying to be cool.<br/>