'I’m not OK with having my blonde, blue-eyed daughter of European descent wearing a stereotype of someone else’s race and culture as a costume.' Thanksgiving
Should she go to the event, but not dress up? Should she stay home from school? Do I write a letter to the newspaper? Do I dress her as a pilgrim instead? Do I ask the teacher if it should be a Patuxet costume or Pokanoket costume, in order to subtly point out that they are erasing the differences between hundreds of native tribes? How do Iwhy she’s going to do something different? Letting her dress up was out of the question.
I immediately texted friends and family for advice. My coworker was shocked and appalled, and friends’ reactions varied from “Alert the media!” to “Pretend thatmight have a problem with it and ask them to change it.” One friend who is Indigenous, said, “Do not let her dress up as a Native American no matter what.” My mother-in-law responded, “She’d make a lovely Indian girl with her fair hair and grace.
Then the self-doubt started to creep in—was I overreacting? Aren’t they just cute kids? Well, yes, but they’re cute no matter how they’re dressed. Part of my job is to set an example for her. So, I wrote a note to her teacher explaining why she won’t be attending the special Thanksgiving event. Instead, I took her to the local Native American museum, and then we’re reading two books on Thanksgiving written from a Native perspective.
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