windian

An enthusiastic caucasian proponent of Native American culture, usually exhibiting various degrees of cultural appropraition, including but not limited to: - the "taking" of an "Indian Name" - wearing of various articles of generic Native American garb including moccasins, ribbon shirts etc. - hanging a Dream Catcher in anything other than the appropriate place (ie: the car rearview mirror, on your keychain) - sporting a T-shirt or sweatshirt with various dramatic spiritual representations of wolves, eagles or Indian Princesses swirling around a planet or tree - approaching any random Native American person and holding your hand to their heart, declaring solidarity and apologizing for what your ancestors did to the First Peoples - believing that you are Native American because your great-great-great grandmother's half sister once made out with a Cherokee