"I said, 'Hey, we want to set up a meeting with them and the [Denver] Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships and just talk about this,'" Smith says."And [Matt Vagts] called me back and was very confrontational."
Payment then drafted a letter for the Denver American Indian Commission, which was mailed to John Vagts on June 10. "When I see this image of this little so-called Indian boy, I'm like, 'That’s not even what we really look like. We don’t dress like that. It’s just these images that are given to us,'" Payment says."It’s salt in the wound.""It’s culturally insensitive, and I hope that the owners will be respectful to the culture of the Mohawk people and remove it," says Black."They sent that very thoughtful letter.
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne has not yet sent an official response. However, it has a standard policy for situations such as this.
meanwhile...neither GovofCO MayorHancock have forbidden the state/city from doing business with or traveling to the city/state named after the DUKE OF FREAKING YORK
Would this be a question if it was a giant Antebellum lawn jockey?
No. Leave them alone
Yes.
Leave the sign alone. I grew up in that area and it’s a sign of home.
There are hundreds of tribes. It doesn’t matter if the Mohawks haven’t said anything since they are all the way in NY, but Colorado used to be all native and it’s offensive to those that live there. Take it down. Colorado has a long history of racism.