Native Appropriations is a blog that critically discusses the ways that
Indigenous people are depicted in mainstream, Euro-American dominated, culture.[1][2][3] Active since 2010, the website is created and maintained by
Cherokee Nation scholar
Adrienne Keene.
Keene observes that Native Americans are barely represented in mainstream media, and journalists often turn to non-Native sources, rather than to Natives themselves, on the rare occasions when they do cover Native issues.[11] However, the increasing popularity of her blog and appearance on other social media such as
Twitter has made her a widely quoted expert[12] on matters to do with appropriations, with mentions in the
BBC,[11]NPR,[1]The Guardian,[13] the Phoenix New Times,[14]Al Jazeera,[15]Time magazine[16] and other major news outlets. The Guardian has credited her with leading a successful campaign against stereotypical imagery created by
Paul Frank Industries: the company later invited Keene and other experts to help design new product lines working with Native artists.[13]
^Keene, Dr. Adrienne, "
Magic in North America Part 1: Ugh." at Native Appropriations, 8 March 2016. Accessed 9 April 2016. "What happens when Rowling pulls this in, is we as Native people are now opened up to a barrage of questions about these beliefs and traditions…but these are not things that need or should be discussed by outsiders. At all. I'm sorry if that seems 'unfair,' but that's how our cultures survive."
^"Newspaper Rock". Newspaperrock.bluecorncomics.com. Retrieved 6 January 2015.