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