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Halima On The Deer Dance: I Meant No Offense And though Hoy represented Belize with a full heart, The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management expressed their discontent in an open letter on Hoy's costume selection. Her costume was inspired by Xwankil the Mayan deer dance, which is also a religious ritual practiced by the Mayas. Their letter details that "This sacred, ritualized clothing should never be a vehicle for something else, however well-intentioned. In this case, the Deer Dan