“The National Museum of the American Indian commends NBC for taking the initiative and reaching out to Native artists to consult on the production of Peter Pan to ultimately create a new version of Tiger Lily for this generation of Peter Pan fans. Tiger Lily was an imaginary Indian - she was created decades ago for a storybook. Although a character, and a beloved one at that, she didn’t (and her song didn’t) represent the American Indians of the past nor today. This new interpretation of Tiger Lily is closer to our heritage, our culture and portrays a deeper sensitivity and helps diminish the many stereotypes surrounding Native Americans.” - Kevin Gover (Pawnee), Director of the Smithsonians National Museum of the American Indian Govers statement is in response to recent coverage of the re-imagining of Tiger Lily in NBC’s live broadcast of Peter Pan tomorrow evening:
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:19:17 +0000
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