Reddit reviews Playing Indian (Yale Historical Publications Series)

Don't think that this is without controversy either. The difference is that, historically speaking, black and white became a race binary, while white appropriated red in the States (dating back to the boston tea party). "Blackface" was about creating a white identity that existed in contrast to black slaves and thus creating identity in opposition (a binary of Black vs White), while playing Indian was about absorbing "Indianness" into a national identity and narrative. There is a publication out on native appropriation in America from Yale University Press called "Playing Indian" that explores the topic further.

I have no idea what went through their minds to think this was a good idea.