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• Cultural appropriation is the use of a people’s traditional dress, music, cuisine, knowledge and other aspects of their culture, without their approval, by members of a different culture.
• First, it tends to lock Indigenous peoples into the past without acknowledging that they are still living, practicing sacred ceremonies and that contemporary Indigenous peoples extend their worldviews and livelihood throughout all segments of society.
• Second, it often places the many distinct Indigenous nations into one category without acknowledging the sophistication and diversity of Indigenous peoples that transcends this limited category.
• Third, local artisans such as basket makers end up competing with the commercialization and appropriation of their work.

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