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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