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Okla. group opposes statue's use of headdress
Thursday, March 25, 2004
United Native America of Oklahoma is protesting the use of a headdress on a statue at Florida State University as culturally inaccurate. The "Integration" statue is meant to honor FSU's first African-American students. The representation of Doby Flowers, the school's first African-American homecoming queen in 1970, features her with a headdress in honor of the school's "Seminoles" nickname. Mike Graham, founder of United Native America, said the headdress is offensive and should be removed because it is in a Plains Indian style. The school no longer uses the headdress or other non-Seminole Indian symbols. Get the Story:
FSU statue honors and offends (The Tallahassee Democrat 3/25) Relevant Links:
United Native America - http://www.unitednativeamerica.com/main.html
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URL: https://www.indianz.com/News/archive/000863.asp
Okla. group opposes statue's use of headdress
Thursday, March 25, 2004
United Native America of Oklahoma is protesting the use of a headdress on a statue at Florida State University as culturally inaccurate. The "Integration" statue is meant to honor FSU's first African-American students. The representation of Doby Flowers, the school's first African-American homecoming queen in 1970, features her with a headdress in honor of the school's "Seminoles" nickname. Mike Graham, founder of United Native America, said the headdress is offensive and should be removed because it is in a Plains Indian style. The school no longer uses the headdress or other non-Seminole Indian symbols. Get the Story:
FSU statue honors and offends (The Tallahassee Democrat 3/25) Relevant Links:
United Native America - http://www.unitednativeamerica.com/main.html
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