By ELIZABETH CHAMBERS
Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange 

Use of 'redface' in Jackson parade sparks protest

JACKSON — Some residents raised concerns over the use of redface in Jackson Hole’s annual Old West Days parade.

 

May 31, 2018



JACKSON — Some residents raised concerns over the use of redface in Jackson Hole’s annual Old West Days parade.

The Bar T 5 chuckwagon parade entry Saturday included Native American characters in red facepaint and black wigs played by non-Native American employees. The costumes are also used in Bar T 5’s chuckwagon dinner shows in Cache Creek canyon.

Several paradegoers confronted Chamber of Comme...



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