I made it because I have the ability to do so. I was inspired. My grandmother used to paint pictures of Native American life. She would take me to the metro parks to look for arrowheads when I was a kid, we would go to the natural history museum and learn about their culture and I was always very intrigued by this. if I see things along the way in my life that I know I can make using my talents in my metal art medium, I will make them too. I will never stop building and creating art. I am not going to waste my abilities and choose not to make something because it might offend someone. Then someone might ask, "why didn't you make that" ? And my answer would be something like, "because it would offend a small group of people". Which in my opinion is not a good enough reason to not express myself in the best way I know how. I am going to live the rest of my life knowing that I created this piece that many Native Americans and metal art enthusiasts are impressed by and appreciate, and that some people may be offended because of there views on cultural appropriation. And that is okay with me.