Spiritual seekers don’t always respect boundaries and processes set by local healers, and many disregard the health risks of the psychedelic brew. This is the difference between cultural appropriation ...

Bundles of sage and Palo Santo packaged as “smudging kits” are available for sale at yoga studio gift shops, popular retailers like Madewell and Urban Outfitters, and even behemoths like Walmart.

I have long struggled with sharing certain elements of my culture. Whether it is a bindi at Coachella or the art of mehendi turned into summer “henna tattoos,” forms of appropriation, defined as “the ...

(The Conversation) — Ayahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine, has many names: psychedelic brew, hallucinogenic tea, mood medicine and more. It is even known as a teacher ...

"What respect is being paid to this very Asian drink?" That question was top of mind for Simu Liu on a recent episode of CBC's "Dragons' Den," the Canadian equivalent of "Shark Tank." The owners of a ...

It’s a longstanding fight Native Hawaiians are determined to end: businesses profiting from Hawaiian culture. Companies, particularly those not owned by Native Hawaiians, have been criticized for ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author R.F. Kuang on her novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world. The novel "Yellowface" is about a ...

I am first generation Chinese-Vietnamese. Both of my parents immigrated to the United States as a result of the Vietnam War. My closest connection to my Vietnamese culture, like many children of ...

"I want to everyone to know that I respect the Chinese culture." One Utah teenager's prom dress has sparked a heated debate on the controversial issue of cultural appropriation. Keziah Daum, an ...

According to British media personality Piers Morgan, Beyoncé featured in a Levi's ad wearing a two-piece jean fit with platinum blonde hair, is a case of cultural appropriation. He claimed she was ...