This Italian "newspaper" wanted to depict the "indian heritage" of an US candidate. Chennai, Cherokee, the same.

American in Italy here! I am not justifying this, just explaining it from an Italian perspective. First, the paper is not mixing up her Indian heritage here with Native American. They took the idea that she is seeking a white male VP running mate and wrote "hunting for a white man", which conjured up a "funny" homage to native Americans in spaghetti westerns, while giving a nod and a wink to the racism inherent in making the VP pick race-based. Second, this paper is a sensationalist rag sold in grocery store checkout lanes, with no expectation for the stories to be good, or free of any number of unsavory isms.
- native Americans in spaghetti westerns.
  I'm not sure how it is in Italy, but a lot of the older Italians I know absolutely love old westerns (of.... Varying quality)
  
  Spaghetti westerns are called that because they originate from Italy.
  
  Westerns are generally quite liked by the older generation. Leone's masterpieces are definitely cult movies that most people have watched.
- Second, this paper is a sensationalist rag sold in grocery store checkout lanes,
  ah, that explains it.
- Yes, this about covers it (correctly).
  And it is pointing at racism (it's no secret the "had" to get a white male of certain age).
  Also I think the Indian part was used just because of that additional funny coincidence. It's not not funny, but far from good. ... tho thinking about it now - using the same joke by having Adolfy depicted as Crocodile Dundee, while still not lol funny, does seem kinda funny.

To be fair the Italians have a 500+ year history of mixing up Indigenous Americans and Indians.
- It’s tradition!
- spice-y take!
  
  No, literally. Columbus thought he was landing in South Asia.

Europeans: Americans are so obsessed with race
Also Europeans:
- This has almost nothing to do with race (or at least with hers), it's just a dumb analogy to play with the title in a western movie fashion. "Hunting the white man" refers to the search for a white vice-president that would play well with "wasp" population.
  
  Basic Americans don't understand nuance or that other places have different ideas. To an American everything is done through America lens which frequently looks idiotic or poorly educated from outside.
- I mean, they're right. The European version of racism is much more inattention and inexperience-fueled. This is arguably an example.
  
  That is not my experience in Italy.
  Just ask a European about gypsies or African migrants. It will get very racist very quickly.
- Corporate needs you to find the difference...
- Isn't it on that red planet near Solo?
  This joke might not be good but I'm proud of it's layers

Europeans mistaking Americans for Indians for centuries.
- Specifically Italians, at that.
  
  Classic Italian mistake.

Italian here, they probably did it on purpose so that people would repost it and they succeeded.

It's even worse if you consider that it's still offensive to Photoshop that on her even if she was Native American.
- Perhaps they could remove some clothing and make her very muscular
  
  But the body is old white dude - gotta keep the racist theme going.

Fucking Italians man...
- I prefer Italian women, but you know ... when on a road leading to Rome (but walking in the opposite direction for obvious reasons), one has to keep an open mind.

Well, at least it's casual racism, not professional racism.
\ Oh, it's a newspaper, so a bit professional I guess, but like they didn't use their "best" racists.
/s
Also who are the white folk they are referring to?
\ The other dude in the race is clearly orange (of some rapey citrus heritage). And the "catching" part, well, statistically speaking as DA she prob didn't do that much of that color either.
Everything around this is multilevel horribly resist, and yet the reality is several parallel universes ahead.
- The "hunt" for the white man refers to her search for a white guy as a vice-president that can appeal to the "wasp" population. It's a reference to western movies. The article is fully on her search for a vice-president and the "real" motivations for her choice.
  
  Yes, thx, I know, along with other inaccuracies it's for the art of shit & giggles.

WTF?

As a European I will admit I have no idea what's "wrong" with the picture. Other than it just looking like a mouthpiece for people instead of actually reporting things
- Someone, somewhere has evidently misinterpreted the fact that US presidential candidate Kamala Harris (pictured center) is of Indian ancestry - as in her family is from the country in south Asia - and instead photoshopped her into the stereotypical Native American "Indian" aesthetic. Why they have chosen to do this eludes me.
  
  Ohh! As a European I do know the difference between those two types. It just didn't click that they got it wrong, I thought they had the feathers wrong (like part of the wrong native American tribe or something)
  
  because they don't actually know WHAT Indian she is, didn't bother to look into it, and assumed it to be the American one
  
  No it's not that. Another comment explains it above, and it has to do with Western movies. Il tempo is usually just recommended to clean windows, but it's not what you (or OP) suggests.
- Everything about this image is completely messed up
- She's not Native American. Adding random head pieces to Native Americans is reductive and historically used to discount their opinion.

You don't even need to guess it based on whatever USA they posted at the centre. Just look at Giorgia Merdoni at the left.
- Giorgia Merdoni
  Nice one

English can be confusing

Is that Elizabeth Warren?
- Man you know saying that shit is inflammatory but I still don't get why people get butthurt over somebody mentioning it than Liz doing it.
  Telling about US political climate.

You're offended that a foreign xenophobic tabloid did not accurately depict her indian heritage in a goddamn caricature? Come on man, live and let live.
- her indian heritage
  You're right at the cusp of understanding.
  
  No, they aren't.