Indian princess
An Indian princess (or Native American Princess) is a representation of indigenous women of the Americas. Often Indian princesses are portrayed as daughters of Tribal chiefs.[1] Typically, Indian princesses are depicted as cartoons that conform to unnatural standards of beauty.[1] The most famous and legendized Indian "princess" is Pocahontas. Neo-feminist scholars have stated that the story of Pocahontas helps to perpetuate white Eurocentric values because she leaves her tribe and becomes a Christianand this arguably insinuates that Christianityis better than traditional indigenous religion. Thus, the story of Pocahontas becomes a method of to promoting Eurocentric values and norms and tool of colonialism. The phrase "Indian Princess" is often considered to be a derogatory term & is deemed offensive to natives.
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