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LAKE BUENA VIST, FL (AP) – On Friday, Walt Disney World officials said a performance by a visiting Texas team at a high school that used American Indian stereotypes, including singing “scalp them”, did not reflect the values of the Florida resort. .
This week’s performance in the Magic Kingdom of Indianettes training group from Port Neches Grove High School did not reflect our core values and we regret it happened, ”Disney spokeswoman Jacques Waller said in an email.
The audition record provided by the school for selection for the amusement park performance did not match the actual performance, the statement said.
Valery said that new measures have been taken to prevent this from happening again. She did not specify.
У video A speech posted on Twitter showed members of the training group tapping their hands on their mouths and shouting when a drum was knocking in the background, which is stereotypically called a “military cry.”
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Port Neches Groves School District superintendent Mike Gonzalez and Indianaet director Courtney Sheksneider did not immediately respond to a message asking for comment. However, the county released a statement to KFDM-TV in Beaumont in which district officials said they were “aware of concerns about the performance of our band and Indianettes at Disney World”.
“We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our school district. Our district is approaching 100 years, and our board of trustees is committed to always making the best decisions for our students, staff and the Port Neches and Guy communities,” the district said.
According to a PN-G spokesman, this is the eighth time PN-G has performed the procedure at Disney World. A spokesman said Disney had never asked in advance about the scheduled performance.
Port Neches is a petrochemical processing center located off the coast of the Persian Gulf about 13 miles (20 kilometers) southeast of Beaumont, Texas. The Indians have been outposts at Port Neches Groves High School for more than 50 years, according to the school district website.
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