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How New Age appropriation invades everyday relationships

My white neighbor keeps asking me about shamanism and crystals, and I don't know how to explain that my spirituality isn't a wellness trend without sounding mean.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual commodification turns casual interactions into cultural education labor for Indigenous people.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

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