Members of Ketchikan High School’s pep club apologized for “cultural insensitivity” after dressing up as cowboys for a high school boys basketball game against players from Metlakatla, Alaska's only Native reserve:
Metlakatla Indian Community Mayor Albert Smith, in ato the Ketchikan schools superintendent Wednesday, called the pep theme “hurtful and emotionally violent” — recalling a time when, 77 years ago, signs in Ketchikan storefronts read “No dogs or Natives allowed.”
The investigation was ongoing as of Friday, according to a statement. “The District is taking great care to ensure it has gathered and carefully reviewed all relevant information prior to taking any actions or making further statements.”circulating Friday, said their actions were “not malicious. In retrospect and upon reflection, there was an underlying offensive connection to historical atrocities.
“We can not go back in time and correct our misguided decisions, but we can move forward and learn from our mistakes,” the apology said. Changes include new approval processes for theme decisions that include “checks for sensitivity relating to culture, race, and gender.
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