Headdresses ruffle festival feathers

Music festivals are banning Native American headdresses, concerned that the fashion item is offensive cultural theft.
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 Image: Native Appropriations, Glastonbury Music Festival

The iconic music festival Glastonbury is not in the habit of policing fashion. But following a petition on Change.org, the festival has announced it will no longer allow the sale of Native American headdresses,without prior approval.The British festivals is the highest profile event to join a growing trend against the colourful costume.

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