Squaw-fashion
Dictionary.com defines squaw as a North American Indian woman, especially a wife. The word squaw is often used offensively.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout describes the way she is wearing a blanket as squaw-fashion. She means it could be described as a style from a native American Indian culture. She was wearing it draped around her shoulders and believed it looked like something a native American Indian woman would wear.
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout describes the way she is wearing a blanket as squaw-fashion. She means it could be described as a style from a native American Indian culture. She was wearing it draped around her shoulders and believed it looked like something a native American Indian woman would wear.