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Big Chief, Black Hawk | Appreciation, Not Appropriation
What is the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation? Dr. Jeffery Darensbourg (Atakapa-Ishak) explains, and provides a reasoning behind why the suits of Mardi Gras Indians, who are Black New Orleanians, are influenced by their own Indigenous and African ancestry.
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