An Analysis Of "welcome To Your Authentic Indian Experience" By Rebecca Roanhorse

An Analysis of "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience" by Rebecca RoanhorseSurname 1Name:Institution:Course:Instructor:Date:The short story by Rebecca Roanhorse entitled "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience" illustrates the evil of cultural appropriation with satire and, at the same time, exposes the underlying idea of indigenous erasure and distortion of Native cultures by Western narratives, which simplify everything and distort the experiences through misrepresentation. Roanhorse, in essence, utilizes (pokes fun at) the sarcasm to address the companies and institutions that are capitalizing on and perpetuating the suppression of indigenous cultures. In its comparison of the protagonist's authentic self as an Indian woman and the made-up "Indian," which is sold as a product to tourists, the story brings to light the devastation that has tarnished her past.In the beginning, the narrator is presented as a bitter tour guide in a half-hearted cultural park, where, for a fee, the visitor is supposed to experience it all, including the "Authentic Indian experience" (1). The hyperbolic description of the park's egregiously racist stereotypes and costumes sets the satirical tone: "I chuckle as I slide into my