Chromaphonia

It’s not okay to dress up as a sexy Native.
Yes, Native women are more likely to be sexually assaulted and most never report it!

oki-pierogi:

[Image: A hipster white person culturally appropriating a faux headdress along with faux painted lines on their face, smoking a cigarette and striking a pose. Below the picture is the text: “Go ahead and continue sexualizing American Indian and First Nations Women”. In smaller text beneath that: “It’s not like they are 2.5 times more likely to be sexually assaulted than other women living in the United States.”] - thanks to http://madamethursday.tumblr.com/

edited to add some links:

http://firebearsplace.com/rape.htm (short article about the rapes on reservations)

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=283230712683 (facebook page but sites the information from Rainbow Tribe’s 1-in-3 Campaign

http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/AMR51/035/2007 (This report focuses on sexual violence against indigenous women in the USA. Governments have a responsibility to ensure that women are able to enjoy their right to freedom from sexual violence. As citizens of particular tribal nations, the welfare and safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women are directly linked to the authority and capacity of their nations to address such violence.)

http://abyss2hope.blogspot.com/2007/03/american-indian-women-raped-25-times.html (statistics)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12203114 (from 2007 but obviously still relevant)

http://thehouseofifg.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/i-am-a-survivor-of-sexual-abuse/