LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An online Nebraska T-shirt company is drawing criticism for a design some say promotes stereotypes about Native Americans.
The design features an image of a dream catcher with beer bottles hanging from it and bears the words “Indian Lot.” The words refer to the once-popular football tailgating lot behind the Lincoln Indian Center in Lincoln. The community center banned alcohol in the lot last year in the wake of a raucous Sept. 20 tailgate party at which several people were arrested.
Corner 3 Tees denied that the design intends to link Native Americans to alcohol. It says in a statement that it’s only meant to pay homage to the lot.
Indian Center Director Clyde Tyndall calls the design an example of racism.