Native leaders say disrespectful social media trend symptom of larger problem

Native leaders say disrespectful social media trend symptom of larger problem

Klawock Totem Park shown in November 2025. (Sydney Dauphinais/KRBD) There’s a new social media trend of people dancing around Alaska Native totem poles to a Lil Jon song, replicating a scene from the 2009 movie “The Proposal.” Ketchikan Indian Community, Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and Alaska Native Heritage Center sent out a joint press release last week condemning the behavior and calling on visitors to do b…