thewitchexchange:

This is just a reminder for everyone, because I keep seeing this come up:

If you are not of Native blood, you do not have a spirit animal. Native American religions are closed to outsiders, and the term spirit animal is NOT interchangeable with other terms. You may have a familiar, or a patronus, but you do not have a spirit animal.

Please do not use Native terminology or beliefs if you are not of Native blood. This goes triply for sales – it is actually illegal to sell things described or tagged as “Native American” “Indian” or any Native group’s name (Cherokee, Nahuatl, ect.) if you are not a recognized member of one of those groups.