Every year, thousands of German people get together and act out what they think it's like to be an indigenous North American. It's all based on German novels from the 1880s written by someone who hadn't visited North America.

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/lost-and-found-indigenous-music-culture-language-and-artifacts-1.4563023/indianthusiasts-uncovering-germany-s-obsession-with-first-nation-culture-1.4563027