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The Osheaga Arts & Music Festival announced Monday that it will no longer be permitting attendees to wear First Nations headdresses as accessories during the three-day festival at the end of July.

The festival posted a brief statement accompanied by a photo of a woman wearing a headdress, on their Facebook page saying:

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The First Nations Headdresses have a spiritual and cultural meaning in the native communities and to respect and honor their people, Osheaga asks fans and artists attending the festival to not use this symbol as a fashion accessory.

The post received over a thousand ‘Likes’ and has been shared over 150 times in under half an hour.

The account organizers also told followers ÎleSoniq, the electronic music festival held in Parc Jean-Drapeau Aug. 14-15, will also be adhering to the same guidelines.

The wear of Native American-inspired headdresses and the ensuing cultural appropriation has been highly criticized in recent years since the culturally iconic accessory’s appearance on fashion runways and in stores.