Marquette High School homecoming mascots. Small school, graduating class size of 42, didn't have football so homecoming was basketball. For more information on photos of redface, please read our blog post at https://blog.fortepan.us/2023/04/10/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/
NOTICE:
This image is racially offensive by today’s standards. It is a reminder of ways white Iowans have appropriated the imagery and symbolism of First Nation People. This photo participates in the racism that was normalized and accepted by the dominant culture, but that has always been critiqued by Native peoples. We include this photo in the archive to ensure that past cultural practices are remembered, interpreted, and dismantled.
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Marquette High School homecoming mascots. Small school, graduating class size of 42, didn't have football so homecoming was basketball. For more information on photos of redface, please read our blog post at https://blog.fortepan.us/2023/04/10/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/
NOTICE: This image is racially offensive by today’s standards. It is a reminder of ways white Iowans have appropriated the imagery and symbolism of First Nation People. This photo participates in the racism that was normalized and accepted by the dominant culture, but that has always been critiqued by Native peoples. We include this photo in the archive to ensure that past cultural practices are remembered, interpreted, and dismantled.