On Tails of Navajo Controversy, Urban Outfitters' Stock Plunges, CEO Resigns

ICTMN Staff
January 28, 2012
Billionaire Richard Hayne, co-founder of Urban Outfitters, will replace Glen Senk, the CEO of Urban Outfitters since 2007...

Englishman Russell Brand and Others Play Indian for Katy Perry's Birthday

ICTMN Staff
November 17, 2011
Singer Katy Perry's recent birthday party had a "Wild West" theme, and where there's ironic cowboys and cowgirls you're bound to find ironic Indians...
Chase Iron Eyes

Halloween: Time to Wear Your Indian Costumes

Halloween is fast approaching, and little monsters everywhere are scrambling for costumes....

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October 28, 2011

So-Called Navajo Products Vanish from Urban Outfitters Website

ICTMN Staff
October 19, 2011
Well... "vanish" isn't the right word. But you won't find them by searching...

An Open Letter to Urban Outfitters on Columbus Day

ICTMN Staff
October 10, 2011
Here's a submission we received from a concerned member of the Santee Sioux nation; it's a letter addressed to the CEO of Urban Outfitters that raises some compelling moral and, in...

DW Diaz Takes on Hipster Appropriation With 'Genocide Chic'

ICTMN Staff
September 19, 2011
Here's a bit of cutting satire from writer/actress DW Diaz—strong stuff in the style of Sacha Baron Cohen...
Ruth Hopkins

Tribalism as Pop Culture Phenomenon and the Perpetuation of Offensive American Indian Stereotypes

While the misappropriation of American Indian cultures and imagery by western society has persisted for decades, there's been a gradual uptick in the misrepresentation of Native peoples in the past several years....

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August 19, 2011
Gyasi Ross

A Modest Proposal on Hippie Sweat Lodges

(The following is a satire inspired by Jonathan Swift, with apologies to April.)

Scorching hot hippies. Patchouli oil steaming from the bodies....

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July 27, 2011

Victoria's Secret Apologizes for Karlie Kloss's Pseudo-Native Getup

ICTMN Staff
November 13, 2012
Many in Indian country were upset by pictures of supermodel and Victoria's Secret Angel Karlie Kloss wearing a sacred feather headdress and very little else at the lingerie maker's...

Gwen Stefani and No Doubt Release Latest Music Video, Its Stereotypical Native Theme Garners Criticism

Vincent Schilling
November 03, 2012
On November 2, the second day of Native American Heritage Month , Gwen Stefani of No Doubt released her latest music video for “Lookin Hot” on YouTube...

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