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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2003

Organizers of a festival in Florida say protests by the American Indian Movement won't derail the Chasco Fiesta.

The fiesta has included a number of events in which white people depict Indians. The "pageant" shows white children dressed up as Indians stabbing white children dressed up as Spaniards.

Organizers say they have been reaching out to the Native community and invited a number of Native artists to perform. Singer Bill Miller says he was asked not to attend but did so anyway.

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Fiesta will go on despite protests, organizers say (The St. Petersburg Times 3/21)

Relevant Links:
See White people dressed as Indians, Historic Pictures of Chasco Fiesta - http://fivay.org/pictures.html

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