The sale of imitation Native American headdresses at popular music festivals by non-Native groups to be worn predominantly by non-Native Americans,thereby weakening the political and cultural significance of the headdress,is an example of:

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The sale of imitation Native American headdresses by non-Native groups at music festivals amounts to cultural appropriation which erodes the cultural and political significance of the headdress. The act of cultural appropriation, where one culture adopts the symbols or practices of another culture, often without proper understanding or respect, is an example of strategic amnesia. The appropriators, in this case, have forgotten the cultural significance of the headdress and are profiting from it by selling it to people who wear it as a fashion item.

The Sale of Imitation Native American Headdresses at Popular Music