Author Topic: Active Culture Family  (Read 4633 times)

Offline cerridwen

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Active Culture Family
« on: June 13, 2015, 08:24:41 pm »
Hi All,

I came across this group called 'Active Culture Family' - they seem to be a bunch of individuals who have come together to share and teach aspects of different cultures. But it feels kind of icky to me with regards to whether they are appropriating.

I keep coming across people like this...and most of the time it seems to be creative/artsy people who are open to different cultures and beliefs, which is great, BUT they also then have a habit of taking and using other peoples culture in their own work.

Anyways here is their website:

http://www.activeculturefamily.com/

Erin seems to be the founder of the site. She calls herself a 'priestess' http://www.activeculturefamily.com/new-page-1/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/activeculturefamily/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/activeculturefamily?fref=ts

Offline educatedindian

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Re: Active Culture Family
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2015, 01:03:53 pm »
They do some ceremony selling, Nuage imitations of Native traditions bastardized for profit, and host obvious exploiters. Jane Thomas might deserve her own thread.

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