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Like other posters have said, I try not to apply the term "Pagan" to First Nations (in the US and Canada), or indigenous/aboriginal/tribal religiosity, flat out because of those problems you mention. Negative appropriation, commodification, fetishization, objectification, all have been perpetuated by outsiders on these groups. Further, the Christian churches often lead the way in terms of colonization and cultural decimation, and routinely referred to those peoples in pejorative ways.
I extend this courtesy to African Diasporic Religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and any other entity that doesn't fall within the scope of what I believe is an appropriate definition for "Contemporary Paganism". Those religions all have long, rich traditions, and I could not, would not, want to insult their practitioners by mislabeling, even if there is a lot of theological overlap in terms of the understanding of divinity, similar practices, etc.
If you're interested, I recommend you picking up a copy of Michael York's book on Pagan Theology: Paganism as a World Religion which helps position Paganism in the context of the larger world religions. I like York's definition which includes a geographic limitation, where "Contemporary Paganism" is derived from the cultures which arose within the historic boundaries of the Ancient world in Europe, the European-Mediterranean Basin, which represent traditions of indigenous tribal peoples, reconstructions thereof, and developed religions springing from those influences (Wicca, etc.)