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I know I'm late so you probably won't answer, but its worth a shot. In BoyScouts, our honor camper organization (Order of the Arrow) seeks to preserve some of the native American customs and traditions such as "traditional" native American regalia and dance agents and such. But in the last year or so they have gotten really uptight about different what you can and cannot do in different ceremonies, and what you can and cannot wear as regalia. For instance; pretty much everyone used to use plains style regalia, but now we have to do what natives from our region might have worn because it was "racist". Is that really racist? Or do they just want our ceremonies to look more legitimate? And how do you feel about the whole organization in general?

Are you on /r/blacksmith?

If so, have you ever run into a former student there?

As an aspiring blacksmith without a teacher, what advice would you give me?

Thanks! I'll make sure to do that!