Though some tribal members say they see no problem with the practice, others regard the marketing of dream catchers as another example of their culture being picked apart. It means something to us, it's a tradition,' said Benjamin, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.īenjamin isn't the only American Indian dismayed by the marketing of dream catchers. These days, though, she shakes her head to see them worn as earrings, hanging from car windshields and even sold as key chains in convenience stores. When Millie Benjamin was growing up, she spent her nights sleeping under a dream catcher, a traditional Indian object believed to ward off nightmares.īenjamin drew comfort from her dream catcher.