That is an interesting question. But the answer is not that easy. Sure, we have sold out in many areas of our culture. Case and point, how many people have dream catchers in their cars? While they have little understanding of what they mean, or that they were manufactured in Taiwan? The question shouldn't be are we selling our culture, but rather how far have we sold out? And second when is it enough, how much is too much?
             From the time of contact and even before, with Europeans we were already traded, which is a form of sustaining an economy. We were traded for fur, clothes, etc. Our economies already knew business plans, and economy growth. We didn't have money to compensate for things, because things of equal importance, or what were viewed as equally important, were exchanged. As well, the Native art you would see in today's markets was traded. This need to trade and sell was already part of our way of life way before colonialism ravaged our culture. And we didn't' have things written in contract, because honor was in a persons word.
             While I see the point about selling out Disney and big corporations, I also see a genuine importance in it. If it weren't for our forefathers created "artwork" on hides, and in beadwork, etc, were would our culture be? I think that our ancestor's creations preserved our culture by creating a demand for authentic Native artwork. We need to keep our culture alive by not forgetting it. But this also dose not mean that it is acceptable for companies like Disney to capitalize on it either.
             I do agree that Disney has portrayed poor images of Natives, like in the movie Pocahontas with the constant use of the word "savage". But we cannot just say Disney is bad, we have to look beyond that. We as Native people are selling ourselves out faster than any corporations could ever do. For instance, sell
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