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Subject: The dress is great...the headdress is an insult to Natives everywhere. Did they not recall the backlash from Shandi FInnisey or Kimberly Pressler???? Whether she is native or not women did not ever wear the headdress or warbonnet, it is a very ceremonial only worn by chiefs and warriors, sometimes women were chiefs but never wore the warbonnets. Why dont designers research before they design???? I think the dress is beautiful and does represent Haida artwork, but the warbonnet is too much, just too much... Author: Christi [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:45:50 09/08/11 Thu In reply to: Tommy 's message, "Canada National Costume" on 13:02:30 09/08/11 Thu [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Chill, it's only a costume and other contestants have worn similar without any criticism. (NT) G 16:58:14 09/08/11 Thu Actually...there is always critisism...its insulting to natives to use thier culture as a 'costume'. the dress is nice, the warbonnet is offensive. (NT) -- Christi, 19:37:30 09/08/11 Thu I actually agree w/ Christi. I think the dress, especially the bodice is beautiful. But the warbonnet is offensive to the native culture. They really could have come up w/ something else for her hair.. JMO (NT) -- Karen, 12:22:23 09/09/11 Fri I can see your point but unless some of the native people complain, this shouldn't be an issue. (NT) -- G, 20:13:04 09/11/11 Sun so its cool to be offensive towards a culture until someone from that culture complains that its offensive????? (NT) -- christi, 17:50:17 09/21/11 Wed