SNL's Norm McDonald and "Drunken Indians"
Native Americas (native_americas@cornell.edu)
Thu, 27 Feb 1997 09:24:39 -0500 (EST)
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> From: Ramona Marie Connors <rmc14@cornell.edu>
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> Hello friends:
>
> Did any of you see Saturday Night Live this weekend? As is turning out to
> be usual SNL made a joke at the expense of American Indians. This time the
> premise was Menomine H.S., in Wisconsin?, They are trying to change their
> Indian mascot into another mascot. The newscaster said "Local Indians were
> upset when they realized they were trying to change it to 'Drunken
> Indians'." I was appalled and wrote a long letter to NBC at
>
> snl@nbc.com
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> I hope those of you who may have seen it or are upset at the comment may
> feel the desire to do so as well. I don't know if it will do any good as
> this happened last year with the "Blue light special for all Savages on
> aisle five" episode. But being naive and all, maybe if enough people write
> in NBC will get the picture.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ramona M. Connors
>
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