Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses hat Only by learning about his

Only by learning about his family’s past—as warriors

and is now thriving after becoming involved with a Native Friendship Center

5 cm W: 4 cm

offering them welfare as “compensation

since she was five

Indianthusiasm: Indigenous Responses hat Only by learning about hisIndianthusiasm refers to the European fascination with, and fantasies about, Indigenous peoples of North America, and has its roots in nineteenth century German colonial imagination. Often manifested in romanticized representations of the past, Indianthusiasm has developed into a veritable industry in Germany and other European nations: there are Western and so called Indian theme parks and a German hobbyist scene that attract people of all social