“We respect the dignity of aboriginal people.”
The Bass Coast Project, a Canadian music festival, has banned attendees from wearing war bonnets and Native American headdresses.
Vanessa Hudgens was criticized for wearing a Native American headdress at Coachella 2014.
Organizers said that the festival takes place on indigenous land and "we respect the dignity of aboriginal people."
"It's a small gesture with a big message. Thanks for being the first as far as I know to take a step towards teaching others what respect means. Good on you Bass Coast. And to all of you whining about the "right to express yourself", that right come waaaayyyy down the list from 'right to have your heritage respected'."
"a lot of people don't question the ethics involved in the harvest of such feathers and its never really sat well with me, thank you Bass Coast. take it one step further to include earrings with feathers as well."
"Wearing a feather war bonnet you didn't earn is like wearing a metal of honor you didn't earn, in your culture. A White youth doing drugs in a feather war bonnet is as disrespectful as let's say a Nazi wearing a yamaka or a Jewish rabbis holy implements while saying Hail Hitler."
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