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Less than seven hours after being asked about the racist legacy of rock entertainer Ted Nugent, the Coeur dAlene Tribe of American Indians this evening cancelled a scheduled performance next month by the controversial performer.
Tribal officials sounded completely caught off-guard earlier in the day when Hatewatch called and asked why the tribe with a sterling record of combating hate and standing up for equal rights had booked Nugent.
Heather Keen, the public relations director for the tribe, announced the decision that Nugents scheduled for Aug.4 was being abruptly cancelled.
Nugents history of racist and hate-filled remarks was brought to Tribal Councils attention earlier today by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Keen said in a statement e-mailed to media outlets.
The Coeur dAlene Tribe has always been about human rights for decades, we have worked individually and as a Tribe to make sure that each and every person is treated equally and with respect and dignity, the statement said.
Chief Allan, Chairman of the Coeur dAlene Tribe, issued a one-sentence statement about the cancellation, without explaining how Nugent got booked in the first place.
http://splcenter.org/blog/2014/07/21/idaho-indian-tribe-drops-ted-nugent-citing-rockers-racist-legacy/
hatrack
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tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)and by B.S., I mean T.N.
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(13,297 posts)safeinOhio
(32,531 posts)took a crap on Ted.