Indigenous People Speak Out Against the Frauds
Rezerella (Coeur d'Alene/Okanagan/Menominee) - http://www.youtube.com/user/rezerella
Wannabe NDN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_I1iVSPqZg)
- James Ray and other pretendians... offensive, disgusting and sometimes deadly.
mtig49 (Anishinabe) - http://www.youtube.com/user/mtig49
Indian at Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Tk0asdWoI)
- Do you believe you were Indian in a past life? How can you learn about Indians? Have you thought about what Indians feel about your desire to participate in their ceremonies?
White Eagle Medicine Woman Fraud (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_9nptu77IQ)
White Ego Woman (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHtJYR-neIY)
- Peaceful protest in Michigan. They got results. Includes references to an authentic Native American naming ceremony that was performed earlier.
White Ego Woman 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oIZfiVh9Ss)
- More fraud-wrangling in Michigan
Center of Light (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q--XC17imx4)
- Non-natives sell sweats and other fake NDN ceremonies, host frauds like Holzwarth, and call the police when NDNs come by to see what's going on.
aimsb1214 (AIM Santa Barbara) - http://www.youtube.com/user/aimsb1214
Commercialization of Native Spirituality part 1 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADGlioOSXNI)
Commercialization of Native Spirituality part 2 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5TBIfY3bEw)
Commercialization of Native Spirituality part 3 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtXtrrpFwA)
- Roberta Weighill (Chumash) and Corine Fairbanks (Lakota) of AIM SB talk about the plastic shamans and cultural appropriation.
iktomereturns (Collective) - http://www.youtube.com/user/iktomereturns
What Do Native Americans Want? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZqNGmly3W0)
- Blackface/Redface, Misappropriation/Minstrel Shows
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoman (CNO) - http://www.cherokee.org/
What is a real Indian Nation? What is a fake tribe? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp7Z4eiEuaw)
- How to recognize a fake tribe. Includes some info on fake ceremonies and individuals.
Iroqua (Haudenosaunee) - White Eagle Medicine Woman Fraud (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEChaNnvaWc) (Different from video of same title above)
- Haudenosaunee man speaks about Rachel Holzwarth and the harm she and the other pretendians do to his people.
Satire
Sometimes people get asked to sell out. You get some newager praising your "wisdom", offering you money... Calling you "Elder" even though you're young, or not a ceremonial person...
The best satire is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Almost ;)
Indian Names for Sale! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfkkWa6L2QU) - "Need a plastic Shaman? Look no more! We got you! Native spirituality for sale!! come one come all!" (Hint, you may recognize these Dakota guys from the Wolfpack Auditions)
Clarence Two Toes Sells Out.
(Language Note - Ojibway/Metis Clarence is fond of the F-word and some mature subject matter)
A Mile In My Moccassins: EP#3 The Conference Trail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyaaYxApPWI)
A Mile in My Moccasins: EP#4 Running From Running Deer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV3E5lQOwtY)
A Mile In My Moccassins: EP#5 Big Fat White Bear (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUwZWAteBI) ... Clarence realizes there are consequences to selling out. Ooops.
Plastic Shaman Naturally Native Clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9LCHI9T_o) - from the NDN-made indie film "Naturally Native". Three sisters want to start a business... but the people with the money have other ideas of how they could use the Native women... As tokens to "legitimize" their fraud.
Some of the MySpace links in these videos are not currently active, but people are still connecting here and on Facebook.
Films about Cultural Appropriation
by Native/non-Native Collaborative Teams
White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men (http://www.com.washington.edu/nativevoices/film/Shamans.html)
- An award-winning documentary by Terry Macy and Daniel Hart of the Native Voices Program (http://www.com.washington.edu/nativevoices/index.html) at the University of Washington. Purchase the whole film (http://www.com.washington.edu/nativevoices/film/Ordering.html), and view clips on YouTube:
White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men, Part 1 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCLmT_M-qtk)
White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men, Part 2 of 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPxoSp58pE)