The leader of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island said a parody of him was "ignorant" and "insulting."

Chief Sachem Matthew Thomas was portrayed by the Charlie Hall of the Ocean State Follies. Hall wore a rainbow-colored feather headdress, a costume Thomas called racist.

"To have a gentleman standing up there with painted chicken feathers and a bunch of jewelry like he�s off the set of King Kong is really insulting," Thomas told The Providence Journal.

The Ocean State Follies performed the skit at a rally with the anti-casino group Save our State. The tribe is asking state voters to amend the constitution to authorize a casino.

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Tribe’s chief sachem insulted by parody (The Providence Journal 11/1)
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