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Selling American Indian Spirituality: Cheating Us, Cheating Them Essay on the recent commercialism of American Indian spiritual tradition, by Pte Cante Winyan. http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/News2000/0800/WC000801Commentary.htm Twinkies for Dummies A site about New Age exploitation of native religions. http://www.geocities.com/mibby529 Spiritual Commodification and Misappropriation Essay on Native American beliefs about religious exploitation, with quotes from many prominent American Indians. http://www.sonomacountyfreepress.com/features/native.html Fake Medicine Men Articles and resources about the "invisible crime" of spiritual abuse. http://www.geocities.com/fakemedicinemen/ Indian Burial Grounds Action Group Dedicated to issues relevant to Indian Burial Grounds and their protection. http://www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com/ War Against Exploiters of Lakota Spirituality Declaration from tribal elders, reprinted from an undated handbill. http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/war.html New Age (and Other) Ripoff Sites Listing of sites that are clearly using Native American imagery, spiritual symbols and "noble savage" stereotypes for profit http://www.hanksville.org/sand/intellect/newage.html United States Returns Sacred Land to Indians 1996 report about how a marijuana grower's land was seized and then eventually returned to the Karuk. http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/1996/January96/013.txt Catlodge Chatroom Discussion board for the 'outing' of twinkies and New Age rent-a-shamans. http://pub78.ezboard.com/bcatlodge Plastic Shaman New Age Frauds Bulletin from an American Indian activist site detailing the warning signs of a fake/exploitative Native American 'religion'. http://www.geocities.com/ourredearth/plastic.html Planet Twinkie's Home Page This is a fun site for Native Americans to expose those who sell their spirituality for profit. http://www.geocities.com/planettwinkie/ Pseudo Native American Tarot Decks Article by a tarotist about the problems inherent in inauthentic American-Indian themed tarot cards. With pictures. http://www.lelandra.com/comptarot/tarotindian.htm Cultural Imperialism in Witchcraft Article by a contemporary Wiccan expressing concern about the pagan appropriation of Hindu and Native American religions. http://www.siubhan.com/witch/musings/imperialism.html Cherokees Against Twinkies Aggessively defending Cherokee and other Indian spirituality from those who would coopt it for profit. http://catlodge.tripod.com/

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