Native American Halloween Costume. (C) 2018, Jennifer Mitchell Henson. All rights reserved (used with permission).

Is it “Racist” for a child to dress as a Native American for Halloween?

As the Halloween season approaches, the question of “appropriate” costumes is raised. Regarding the question of “cultural appropriation” or “racism” regarding Halloween Costumes, there are two factors to consider: Is the individual INTENDING to cause someone emotional pain? A person cannot OFFEND another person, rather, a person can CHOOSE whether Read more…

Petroglyphs. Native American rock carvings, or petroglyphs, adorn the desert varnish at Newspaper Rock State Park, south of Moab, Utah., Newspaper Rock State Park.. (This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petroglyphs_Newspaper_Rock_Utah_USA.JPG )

Utah Native American Advocacy Group

A question which has been raised by potential members of our Caucus is what relationship (if any) we have with the Utah League of Native American Voters. “The Utah League of Native American Voters is a nonpartisan political organization and coalition of Native Americans and community organizations that encourages informed Read more…