Focus:<\/strong> How do indigenous designers challenge cultural appropriation? <\/em><\/p> Suggested length: 1 hour<\/p> Learning objectives:<\/p>\n
Critical Thinking Concepts<\/th> TOK Concepts<\/th> Reflection Questions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Confronting Biases and Assumptions<\/strong>: Explore how mainstream fashion often centers Western aesthetics and values while sidelining Indigenous knowledge and traditions.
Exploring Contexts and Expert Opinions<\/strong>: Examine how cultural and economic power shapes which communities’ designs are marketed and monetized.
Responsiveness and Flexibility of Thought<\/strong>: Compare claims of artistic freedom with Indigenous demands for consent, recognition, and compensation. <\/td>Power:<\/strong> Should fashion companies have the right to use cultural designs without asking permission?
Ethics:<\/strong> Is it right to turn sacred cultural symbols into fashion items for profit?
Culture:<\/strong> How can Indigenous fashion help protect and share cultural knowledge?<\/td>How does Indigenous fashion challenge the dominant values of the global fashion industry?
Can buying Indigenous-made fashion help reverse historical harms?
What are the consequences of commodifying sacred or symbolic knowledge?
How does reclaiming fashion help preserve Indigenous knowledge systems?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>