LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Officials at Walt Disney World said Friday that a performance by a visiting Texas High School Drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “Scalp them,” does not reflect the values of Florida Resort.
The performance this week in the Magic Kingdom of the “Indianettes” drill team of Port Neches-Grove High School “did not reflect our core values, and we regret that it happened,” Disney spokeswoman Jacquee Wahler said in an email.
An audition band that provided the school to be selected to perform at the theme park resort was inconsistent with current performance, the statement said.
Wahler said new measures have been put in place to prevent this from happening again. She did not expand.
In a video of the performance, which was posted on Twitter, members of the drill team are seen tapping and cracking their hands over their mouths, as a drum presses in the background, and what is stereotypically called a “war cry” becomes.
Port Neches-Groves school district superintendent Mike Gonzales and Indianette director Cortnie Schexnaider did not immediately return messages seeking comment. However, the neighborhood issued a statement to KFDM-TV in Beaumont, in which the 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 neighborhood is almost 100 years old, and our Board of Trustees is committed to always making the best decisions for our students, staff and the communities of Port Neches and Groves,” he said. Quartier.
According to a PN-G spokesperson, this is the 8th time that PN-G has done the routine at Disney World. The spokesman says that Disney has never before asked about the planned performance.
Port Neches is a petrochemical refining center located on the Gulf Coast about 13 miles (20 kilometers) southeast of Beaumont, Texas. The Indianettes have been playing at Port Neches-Groves High School for more than 50 years, according to the school district website.
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