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<blockquote data-quote="Ransom Stoddard" data-source="post: 1956215" data-attributes="member: 10336"><p>All due respect, but I'm really confident that if you go somewhere that Native Americans live, you'll find plenty of it, and it will be authentic and representative of them. It's irrelevant if non-natives hold it with honor and respect if the Indigenous folks don't agree.</p><p></p><p>Native Americans are fully capable of managing and maintaining their imagery, culture, and legacy, and that's as it should be. Seeing native imagery in the middle of a city would be like seeing Italian imagery/symbolism in Chinatown--it just doesn't make sense to be there, no matter how much one thinks it's respectful or honoring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ransom Stoddard, post: 1956215, member: 10336"] All due respect, but I'm really confident that if you go somewhere that Native Americans live, you'll find plenty of it, and it will be authentic and representative of them. It's irrelevant if non-natives hold it with honor and respect if the Indigenous folks don't agree. Native Americans are fully capable of managing and maintaining their imagery, culture, and legacy, and that's as it should be. Seeing native imagery in the middle of a city would be like seeing Italian imagery/symbolism in Chinatown--it just doesn't make sense to be there, no matter how much one thinks it's respectful or honoring. [/QUOTE]
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