About cultural appropriation

A collection of resources that give historical context and guidance for understanding this topic.

Message from SPIRIT to members of the ManKind Project

In this video, Mato Tá Pejuta Wákan Nawjín, Spokesperson for the Center for Support and Protection of Indian Religions and Indigenous...

Letter from United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Vice-Chair to MKP

The following letter was sent to the leaders of the ManKind Project from the Vice-Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on...

Correspondence between MKP USA and SPIRIT

July 26, 2023 SPIRIT sent the following email to its list: To All Leaders of the ManKind Project International (MKPI): SPIRIT has been...

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, protect and develop manifestations of their cultures, such as artefacts, designs,...

Looking Horse Proclamation on the Protection of Ceremonies

In 2003, this proclamation made it clear that sacred ceremonies should only be led by Native American people who have completed the...

Declaration of War Against Exploiters of Lakota Spirituality (1993)

In 1993 this declaration called out MKP, saying "Whereas individuals and groups involved in the “New Age Movement,” in the “men’s...