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White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men

Newly Added • 25m

Directed by Terry Macy and Daniel Hart • 1996 • United States

This award-winning documentary deals with the popularization and commercialization of Native American spiritual traditions by non-Indigenous people. Important questions are asked of those seeking to commercially exploit rituals and sacred ceremonies, as well as those vested with safeguarding sacred ways. Incorporating a wide range of voices from Native communities, the film speaks to issues of cultural appropriation with humor, righteous anger, and thoughtful insight.

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