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playing Indian: a standalone construct

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playingIndian1 CONSTRUCTPlaying IndianDELORIA · PERFORMANCE STUDIES

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Performance studies

Deloria's term for white Americans dressing and acting as Native Americans to shape their own national identity.

In performance studies, playing Indian refers to Deloria's term for white Americans dressing and acting as Native Americans to shape their own national identity. This meaning comes from Deloria (1998) in Playing Indian.[1]

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References

  1. Deloria, P. J. (1998). Playing Indian. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300071115

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