A representative of a Native American group said he's frustrated a San Antonio-area school district is now displaying a statue of an Indigenous American man in a feathered headdress that was removed from a Red McCombs Automotive dealership last July.
The statue known at"The Chief" greeted customers at the San Antonio's McCombs Superior Hyundai dealership for decades. It was removed in July.
The 26-foot-high fiberglass statue popularly known as"The Chief" greeted customers at the McCombs Superior Hyundai dealership for decades. When it was taken down last summer, McCombs officials said the figurethe statue has reappeared 50 miles south at Jourdanton High School, whose sports team names are the “Indians” and the “Squaws.”
“When we have a public institution like Jourdanton High School or Jourdanton Independent School District, we should be a little bit more thoughtful about what we’re trying to teach our children," Vasquez told KSAT."You know, in regards about their history. And, this is not, you know, this is not responsible."
Jourdanton ISD confirmed the district was in possession of the statue in a Tuesday Facebook post, adding officials there understand the figure's"cultural importance."
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